opalescent@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific?message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down15
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minus-squareEylrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago“Ok” was coined in the mid 1800s, new enough in the grand scheme of things
“Ok” was coined in the mid 1800s, new enough in the grand scheme of things