Allen Walker Read (June 1 or 2, 1906 - October 16, 2002) was an American etymologist and lexicographer, best known for his studies into the words "okay" and "fuck." Read was born in Winnebago, Minnesota, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa (then called Iowa State Teachers College) in 1925, a master's degree from the University of Iowa in 1926, and studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar from 1928-1931. Wikipedia
..., or Subscribe now Allen Walker Read, etymologist Oct 24th 2002 From The Economist print edition FOR much of his long career studying language Allen Read sought the origin of OK, ... www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=...
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