O.K. is a pair of initials with a multitude of uses -- not to mention a number of different explanations of how it came to be. An upcoming anniversary is the occasion for Mo Rocca to investigate: Word ...

You might be surprised to learn which came first! When you’re expressing assent to something, or conveying that you’re all right, in writing or text, do you use “OK” or “okay”? Chances are you’ve used ...

"OK" is the all-purpose American expression that became an all-purpose English expression that became an all-purpose expression in dozens of other languages. It can be an enthusiastic cheer (A parking ...

Back in 1963, when the term “baby-boomer” was first published in a Salt Lake Tribune article, it carried just one definition: a person born during the tail end or in the decade after World War II, ...

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OK, it's quiz time: You probably say it dozens of times every day. It may be the most widely used expression in the world. And yet it's so simple. OK, ready for the answer? That's it -- the word "OK." ...

From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, the languages may differ, but nearly every taxi driver or street vendor in the world understands one word made famous during a raucous U.S.

Marine Le Pen said she had no idea this sign was not OK France's Marine Le Pen, of the far-right National Rally, is the latest politician to find themselves in hot water for signalling that everything ...

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For those of us who’ve been around a while, it can still feel futuristic when saying “Hey Google” or “OK Google” triggers Google Assistant on an Android phone. However, the illusion quickly falls ...

Now it’s war: Gen Z has finally snapped over climate change and financial inequality. By Taylor Lorenz In a viral audio clip on TikTok, a white-haired man in a baseball cap and polo shirt declares, ...

Twenty years on, Radiohead revisit their 1997 masterpiece with a deluxe reissue. The bonus material includes familiar B-sides and a few previously unheard recordings that hint at an intriguing road ...