Ok: the improbable story of america's greatest word
Auteur :
Metcalf, Allan
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195377934
Date de publication :
27 janv. 2011
Dimensions :
18,4 x 13,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
286 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Metcalf traces the history of "OK" from its unusual birth as a jokey mis-transcribing of "all correct" in the 19th century, its rapid growth in various facets of American life, and its success overseas as the English word that all non-Americans know.