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Re: a few questions

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Saturday, April 21, 2001, 16:47
Marcus Smith scripsit:

> One of a half dozen or more theories on the origin of the word. The other > most popular theory is that it comes from "oll korrekt", a intential > mispelling done for humorous effect in New York editorials way back when.
I consider this theory firmly established: it does get the abbreviation into print considerably before any of the other theories kick in. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org One art/there is/no less/no more/All things/to do/with sparks/galore --Douglas Hofstadter