From: "Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96" <condicma@PWFL.COM>
Subject: Re: maintenance of overriding subprograms
Date: 1997/09/29
Date: 1997-09-29T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <97092910333926@psavax.pwfl.com> (raw)
"John G. Volan" <johnv@AC3I.DSEG.TI.COM> writes:
>America, English has gained Amerindian words such as "okay", "squash",
>
I thought the statement that "okay" was an American Indian word
seemed to be incorrect - memory had me placing it as a U.S. slang
term.
A quick look at the OED (The New Shorter...) refreshed my memory.
It originated from O.K. - representing the initials of Old
Kinderhook, a nickname for President Martin Van Buren - hence also
the hand gesture forming an "O-K" with the fingers.
Back to the subject of Ada, Buckwheat?
Oh-Tay 'Panky!
MDC
Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer ATT: 561.796.8997
Pratt & Whitney GESP, M/S 731-96, P.O.B. 109600 Fax: 561.796.4669
West Palm Beach, FL, 33410-9600 Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM
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1997-09-29 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96 [this message]
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1997-09-10 0:00 maintenance of overriding subprograms Marc Wachowitz
1997-09-02 0:00 Stephen Leake
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-07 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1997-09-08 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
[not found] ` <340DCE1D.6C5F@bix.com>
1997-09-04 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-09-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Dan Johnston D.B.
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-09-09 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Dan Johnston D.B.
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-09-18 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-24 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-09-25 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-26 0:00 ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Anonymous
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