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OK ("the most frequently spoken or written word on the planet") (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 4 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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[–] Greee1911 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The fact that there are 2 the's in this title makes me question that....

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

... but then you remembered that there are 8,000 languages in the world other than English, and recalled that "ok" has been borrowed into a ton of them.

[–] Pilferjinx 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Surprised it isn't the bazillion iterations of mom.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Taxi does work

[–] Zoomboingding 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why is it in Latin

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

taxa, charge

Neat