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I'm curious as to how it was adopted by countries for which English is not the primary language. I remember being surprised when I heard Parisians using it regu

I'm curious as to how it was adopted by countries for which English is not the primary language. I remember being surprised when I heard Parisians using it regularly in their speech.

restalis 9y ago
For one, it's an easy pick for someone with a cosmopolitan spirit. Then there's also a lot of gadgets or software that come with the untranslated "ok" which serves as a pushing base for all but the most aware and opposed to the adoption of foreign words.
- iiv 9y ago
  >Then there's also a lot of gadgets or software that come with the untranslated "ok" The word has been used a long time before gadgets and software became common here in Sweden. I would guess it comes from films and tv-programs.
  - cat199 9y ago
    Have heard somewhere else this was widely spread in WWII era or thereabouts since it was good for radio communications and there were many USians around
chiph 9y ago
I heard it got picked up from US soldiers during WW-II.