{"id":11449,"date":"2020-01-14T16:08:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T15:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11449"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:47","slug":"why-we-say-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/why-we-say-ok\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Say \u201cOK\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We say &#8216;OK&#8217; to express agreement, acceptance, understanding and many other positive responses. It is interesting to know that the most widely used word in the English language actually started as an editorial joke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s watch the video and find out more about the origin of &#8216;OK&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <iframe title=\"Why we say \u201cOK\u201d\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1UnIDL-eHOs?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is the origin of the abbreviation &#8216;OK&#8217;?<\/li><li>How did the past American re-electionist president use it to his advantage?<\/li><li>How did the invention of telegraph transformed the word &#8216;OK&#8217; from a slang to a formal word?<\/li><li>What expression do you often use to express agreement?<\/li><li>What are your favorite Spanish and English words and why? <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate We say &#8216;OK&#8217; to express agreement, acceptance, understanding and many other positive responses. 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