Editing OK (section)

===Alternative etymologies===
A large number of origins have been proposed. Some of them are thought to fall into the category of [[False etymology|folk etymology]] and are proposed based merely on apparent similarity between ''OK'' and one or another phrase in a foreign language with a similar meaning and sound.  Some examples are:
* A corruption from the speech of the large number of descendants of Scottish and [[Ulster Scots people|Ulster Scots]] (Scots-Irish) immigrants to North America, of the common Scots phrase ''och aye'' ("oh yes").<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Read |first1= Allen W |year= 1964 |title= The folklore of "O.K." |journal= American Speech |volume= 39 |issue= 1| pages= 5–25 |jstor=453922 |doi=10.2307/453922}}</ref>
* A borrowing of the [[Greek language|Greek]] phrase {{lang|el|όλα καλά}} ({{Transliteration|el|''óla kalá''}}), meaning "all good".{{sfn|Weber|1942}}