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OK : the improbable story of America's greatest word /

It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is "OK"--The most ubiquitous and invisible of American expressions, one used count...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metcalf, Allan A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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