nah, i'll trust if somewhere in a book it says that "the origins of the common
modern term "okay" come from andrew jackson not being able to spell 'all
correct'."
and, MUCH thanks for even trying to find the source. i'm searching on my end,
will probably now have to check out some andrew jackson sites.
>>> jrovira@drew.edu 08/27/03 12:55PM >>>
I wouldn't say "illiterate," but let's just say he wasn't necessarily
the brightest blub in the box when it came to that kind of stuff.
College history course. I don't know that I can trace down the specific
source, but I can try. Who knows how much it can be trusted? :)
Jim
PS So, the Glass family was invented to piss off Catcher fans. I LIKE
that theory :).
ANELLO Michael J wrote:
>so, was AJ illiterate (or kinda illiterate?), or were the words spelled
>differently back then? for all i know i'm AJ's highest descendant...
>
>and, is this REALLY where it came from? i can't find any information to
>corroborate...on the internet or wherever...
>
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