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Jonathan Asked:

Mr. Smarty,

When you watch a movie with captions on, why do they make OK all caps?

Jonathan

First the origin of OK.

Mid 19th century , OK is probably an abbreviation of "orl korrect" a humorous form of all correct. It was then popularized as a slogan during President Van Buren's re-election campaign of 1840; his nickname Old Kinderhook (derived from his birthplace) provided the initials.

So to answer your question,

The reason OK should be capitalized is because OK is taken from initials.

Pun

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