OK [[electronic resource] ] : the improbable story of America's greatest word / / Allan Metcalf
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Metcalf Allan A
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| Titolo: |
OK [[electronic resource] ] : the improbable story of America's greatest word / / Allan Metcalf
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 427/.973 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - United States - Etymology |
| English language - Usage | |
| Americanisms | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Terminology |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction: The ABCs of OK; 2. A Saturday Morning in Boston; 3. 1840: Old Kinderhook Is OK; 4. Hoax: Andrew Jackson's Misspelling; 5. Aesthetics: The Look and Sound of OK; 6. False Origins; 7. The Business of OK; 8. O.K. Clubs; 9. The Literary OK; 10. Oklahoma Is OK; 11. Okey-Dokey; 12. Modern OK Literature; 13. The Practical OK; 14. The World-and England; 15. The Lifemanship OK; 16. The Psychological OK; 17. The American Philosophy; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is ""OK""-- the most ubiquitous and invisible of American expressions, one used countless times every day. Yet few of us know the secret history of OK--how it was coined, what it stood for, and the amazing extent of its influence. Allan Metcalf, a renowned popular writer on language, here traces the evolution of America's most popular word, writing with brevity and wit, and ranging across Ameri |
| Titolo autorizzato: | OK |
| ISBN: | 1-282-79476-0 |
| 9786612794766 | |
| 0-19-970329-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459499003321 |
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