Grammargeddon Angel on Nostr: #AmEditing npub1efjtx…pffnh "OK" is an American word dating to the very late 1830s. ...
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"OK" is an American word dating to the very late 1830s. (The form "okay" dates to 1929. See Chambers Dictionary of Etymology.)
When I see it in fantasy that isn't set in the US , I twitch. Hard. If it's a project I'm editing, I provide options for the client to use instead. Same when I see it in historical fiction of an earlier time and different place.
Words matter.
"OK" is an American word dating to the very late 1830s. (The form "okay" dates to 1929. See Chambers Dictionary of Etymology.)
When I see it in fantasy that isn't set in the US , I twitch. Hard. If it's a project I'm editing, I provide options for the client to use instead. Same when I see it in historical fiction of an earlier time and different place.
Words matter.