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Old 06-Apr-2003, 10:34
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Default Re: pronounciation of salmon, quoting, okay

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Originally Posted by mas94010
1.Should salmon be pronounced with a silent "L?"
Salmon does not have an el sound in it.

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Originally Posted by mas94010
2.When quoting a sentence, which you have ommitted words from and used the "..." symbol is it okay to use a question mark/exclemation mark after the "...", if the sentence ends in a question mark?
Ex: "He came in the room later...?"
The ellipsis is used to indicate that something has been left out. In this case what would be left out would be the question mark.

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3. What is the grammatically correct spelling of okay? "Okay?" or "O.K."
By the way, did you know this term was derived from the Greek navy during World War I or World War II? It comes from the words "ola kala," which in Greek mean all is well. The sailors used this secret signal to indicate all was well with a particular war plan.
Spell the word either okay or OK.

Your explanation for the word's etymology is clever, but the word's origin is American, not Greek.

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