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Is the term 'OK' universal? Do all cultures use it?

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Posted - April 12, 2018
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  • 14795
    No....the Cultures in Pitri never ever do I'm told....   :( 
      April 12, 2018 5:03 PM MDT
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  • 17570
    I think speakers in all languages have an equivalent.  However the answer is no, not everyone uses OK.  Some may share it but I know not all do.  
      April 12, 2018 7:06 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    English and Spanish use it, and that pretty much covers the whole world.
      April 12, 2018 7:47 PM MDT
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  • 5354
    I doubt that. Pronouncing two different (and alien) phonemes in sequence is not easy.

    But I am pretty sure everyone in all countries will understand "OK", at least when it is said by an American
      April 12, 2018 7:53 PM MDT
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  • 17570
    How arrogant.
      April 13, 2018 2:49 AM MDT
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  • 5354
    ???
      April 13, 2018 12:47 PM MDT
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  • 1633
    I've been quite a few places and it's pretty universally known and used.
      April 12, 2018 8:44 PM MDT
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  • The term "OK" has certainly spread from English into other languages, but no, they don't all use it. Languages have various ways of expressing "okayness". Japanese has the word "yoshi" that means "alright!" or "ok!" when used as an interjection. Many languages have something similar. 
      April 13, 2018 12:02 AM MDT
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