Scholars noticed regular similarities between Sanskrit, Greek, Latin and other languages. William Jones's 1786 statement is famous, but the idea had many earlier contributors.
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The first edition (1858–1928) was built from millions of quotation slips sent in by volunteer readers, sorted by assistants and editors, and defined from that evidence.
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OK began as a joking abbreviation of 'oll korrect' (all correct) in a Boston newspaper in 1839, then spread through Martin Van Buren's 1840 campaign.
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