Introduction. The English language started his first steps very long time ago: about fifth century with first settlements of British Islands. Now it`s the most popular language in the world: most of schools in each country give their pupils the subject, the big companies offer job only to english-speakers, in big cities there are all advertisements with translation to English and so on. Today every language has some word from English and also there some of them that became an international. Today more than 15% of the Earth`s population can speak English, so it`s not hard question from wich language the most popular word came. Of course you know this word, it`s "okay". When somebody asks you about your feelings you may say "i`m OK!", when somebody agree with something you may say "He`s okeys" and there`re a lot of examples more.
How many times per day do we use word "okay"? 5? 10? Or even more? But do we know anything of it except of the meaning (or only one of them)? I made this project to show you how it`s deep, how many faces it has and just to teach you how to use it in a correct way. Also i want to tell you about it`s history or rather histories, because linguists now days don`t know which of them is true. All it started when my teacher had offered me and some of my schoolmates to take participation in contest about English language and after that i found some interesting information about word "okay". It was really informative to me to read some stories about it's formation so I`ve decided to search the Web to learn more: I read some articles about it`s formation, using, grammar and so on. When it became in the big deal, in full project, I asked my schoolmates and friends both russian and foreign. The deal is that not only studying people don`t know about all ways that we can use it but sone of native speakers too. Using Melvyn Bragg`s book called "The Adventure of English Language" and many sites from Inthernet I prepared for you the history of "ok", it`s grammar, pronouncing, the inforamation of using of it and results of interview. The aims of my report are to show you in how many ways we can use the word "okay", how use it correctly, tell you about it`s way "from the thorns to the stars" and find it`s internathinal usage. For that it is required to do following tasks:
· to find respectful sources to learn the ways of it`s using;
· to find the right way to spell and pronounce it;
· to find grammar of it;
· to find the origins of it;
· to ask my mates about it.
· to find the ways of using it in different cultures. The object of study is word "okay". The methods of study are searching information in books and in the Internet. The work consists of introduction, five chapters, conclusion and bibliography. At the introduction it`s proved the choice if the subject; it`s done the purpose and tasks of study and it`s methods. The first chapter is about formation of word that based on stories. The second chapter is about spelling, grammar and pronouncing of the word. The third chapter is about using of the wrod. The fourth chapter is about the international usages. The fifth chapter is about an interview. The conclusion sums up the study. Bibliography includes books and web-sites. This work has the practical importance because it based on the most usablrr word, it can improve you grammar skills and make your pronouncing become better. 1. The formation of the "okay". The Wikipedia and other sources give us more that fourty versions and there are the best of them:
· First Version or "The verison of Old Kinderhook".
This version tells us that the "O. K." is the reduction of Old Kinderhook, New York State, the place where Martin Van Buren was born. Van Buren choose it like his nickname that became an advertising slogan "Old Kinderhood is O.K." to his political compaign.

· Second version "The version of the joke".
The joke by redactors of Boston`s newspaper in 1839 when phrase "oll korrect" (the wrong writing of "all correct") was based on the headline of first page.

· Third Version or "The version of war".
During the war, many years ago, the soldiers used to write on the letters the expression "Zero Killed" in order to say that everything was good. Therefore, they used to abbreviate the sentence with 0K: and then the it became a word to say thet everything was fine.

· Fourth version "The or version of German dialect"
The president of USA Jackson used to write "all correct" using German like "oll korrect" when he sign some administrative decisions.

· Fifth version or "The version of Oklahoma state".
The Oklahoma's settlers are certain that the word Is reduction of there state.

· Sixth version or "The versions of languages".
There are a lot of hypothesis of appearance of "okay" front different languages, there are some of them:
Okeh - from language of Chocto they means "yes"

O Ke - Mandigo's language, means "all right"

Oc - from French, means "yes", "right".
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Wav Kay - from men of Wolof, means "yes, certainly"

Omnia Correcta - Latin meaning of "all correct"

Och Aye - from Scottish, means "oh, yes"

Oc - made from Latin "hoe", that means "yes"

· Ola Kala - Greek, means "all right"

· Seventh version or "The version of loader's mistake".
When the way of container transport was started, the loader had to sign containers with "all keep" to show that everything is save and sound, but the level of there knowledge was to low so they decided to write the abbreviation of phrase with it's first letters and the made one mistake more - instead of "A.K." there was a "O.K."

· The eighth version or "The version of German rank".
Some of linguists think that "ok" is the reduction of German rank "Oberst Commandant".

· The ninth version or "The version of "okay" rum".
French linguists say that it is the reduction of Haiti's town Aux Cayes, where were made the high-level rum.

· The tenth version or "The version of Read".
The professor of language of Columbia University decided that "ok" was made from name of meat biscuits "Orrin Kendal" that was sending to soldiers of USA during the civil war.

· The eleventh version or "The second version of Read".
Also he has one more hypothesis: it was made by phrase "open key" that was using in telegraphic language.

· The twelfth version or "The version or version of sign".
The American director of railway's buildings signed some documents with his initials "O.C." to show that everything is right.
· The thirteenth version or "The version of knowledge".
In the World War I the was a phrase "order known" that soldiers used to show their commanders that they understand what they have to do.

2.The spelling, grammar and pronouncing. 2.1. Spelling. Okay, OK, and O.K. are all acceptable spellings of the word. OK is more common in edited writing, but okay appears about a third of the time. O.K. is preferred by a few publications, including the New York Times, even though it is not an abbreviation of anything in modern use. Examples
· OK: OK, maybe it’s not there yet. [Wall Street Journal] OK, so what myths are we talking about? [Guardian] It might be OK for a beefy Wallaby to stare down a bunch of powerfully built Kiwis as they launch into a ferocious, blood-curdling haka. [Sydney Morning Herald]

· Okay Okay, okay, I’ll stop right there. [The Star-Ledger] FDA okays Thermo Fisher test to help kidney transplant [Reuters]

· O.K. We’ve done O.K. in the downturn because we started selling online in 2007. [New York Times] 2.2. Grammar. There is no certain way how to write word: "okay" or just "ok" because different sources give different variations. The Oxford English Dictionary, The Marriam-Webster and Ausrtalian Concise Oxford tell that the "ok" is the preferred variation and "okay" is the acceptable form. Oxford Canadian Current English opposite points that "okay" is the primary form and "ok" is the alternative.
According to all of theese sources the acceptable forms are "OK’ing", "OKing", "OK’ed", "OK-ed", "OKed", "OK’d", "okayed", "OK’ing", "okaying", "OK’s", "okays".

2.3. Pronouncing. There are two variants of pronouncing: the British and the American. UK: /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ USA: /ˌoʊ-/ The difference is not big, just one sound in the begining of the word. So it`s not a big deal how are you pronouncing because everyone will understand you.

3. The using. 3.1. "Okay" like a noun. As a noun "Okay" means agreement, approval or permit and like other nouns can be in plural form. There are some examples:
· Is it okay for John to come with the girlfriend tonight?
· I can’t take decision without my mom’s okay.
· These articales should be provided to all the redactots for their okays.
· He will give his okay soon. 3.2. "Okay" like an adjective. As an adjective, it’s synonymous with acceptable, passable, or good. Something that is OK is positive, but not as positive as it could be. It also works as an interjection used to express agreement or approval. There are some examples:
· Is it okay if I come to school without some books?
· That film wasn`t bad, but it wasn`r good, it was okay. 3.3 "Okay" like a verb. From last paragraph it`s verb sense to agree or approve. There are some examples:
· When will my plot be OK’d by the director?
· My parents okayed our plans for the weekends.
· The redactor is OKing our articales.
· Dad OKs party in my house at weekend. 3.4 Where you can use it. You can use "okay" in sarcastic tone or like an elongating word to somebody who is talking about totally crazy things and/or very stubborn in their view.
· A: "I really saw the army of faires in the forest!"
B: "Em.. Okay.."
· A: "Alex did it! I`m sure!"
B: "Okay.. If you think so.." Also word can be used as an question wich means "Do you understan?" or "How are you?".
· "You can not hold him, okay?"
· "Okay, Nancy?" "Okay" can mean "Stop!" or "Enough!".
· A: "I will be singing till I hear the applause!"
· B: "Okay! Okay! They will give you applouse!" All of spreakers also can use "okay" in their speeches, wich means interjection in the begging of it like call for audience`s attention and signal that speaker is about to start or it can be a section break in any part of it to sign a shift in topic.
· "Okay. And now we are starting!"
· "Okay. The next is the formation of word."

4.The international usage. 4.1. In languages.
· Brazil, Mexico, Peru and other Latin Americam countries: the word sounds totally like in English.
· Arabian counries: the people of Arabian countries use to write their own word with the same meaning that became from the original one and sounds like "ouki".
· Japan: the word there is equivalent to "all right". Okay is often used in colloquial Japanese as a replacement for 大 丈 夫 (daijōbu "all right") or い い (ii "good") and often followed by で す (desu — the copula). Also in Japan, it is spelled Okkei and pronounced as in English with minor stress as OAK then Kei.
· Taiwan: in this languages usages include the aforementioned "OK了" (Okay le), "OK嗎" (Okay ma), meaning "Is it okay?" and "OK啦" (Okay la), yes/no construction, "O 不 OK?" (O bu Okay) "Is it okay or not?."
· French: "okay" is used to communicate agreement, and is generally followed by a French phrase (e.g. OK, d'accord).
· Philipine: In the Philippines "okay lang" is a common expression, literally meaning "just okay" or "just fine."
· Malay: In Malay, it is frequently used with the emphatic suffix "lah": OK-lah.
· Vietnamese: In Vietnamese, it is spelled "Ô kê".
· Indian: In India it is often used after a sentence to mean "did you get it?". 4.2. Gesture. All of us know the OK-gesture, it made of touching of forefinger and thumb while the other three are rasid up. The gesture was popularized in America in 1836 as a symbol to support then Presidential candidate Martin Van Buren. This was because Van Buren's nickname, Old Kinderhook. But similar gestures have different meanings in other cultures. 4.3. In techonologies. · All of those people who worked or works with computer with English language turn on know that "Okay"-button means that you understand what computer showed to your. · Also in the computer it may mean that you give your agreement to do something. · OK is used to label buttons in social networks in modal dialog boxes such as error messages or print dialogs, indicating that the user must press the button to accept the contents of the dialog box and continue. · It always written like OK, rather than O.K., Okay, or Ok. · Mostly all of Android`s devices users know the command "Okay, Google" that activates voice input. · Users of Google Glasses use command "Okay, Glass" that can acticate ane function of it: take a photo, make a note and etc.

5. The interveiw. I ask my schoolmates and freinds some questions:
· How often do you use word "okay" in your everyday speech?
· Do you know anything about it`s history?
· How many meanings does it have in your opinion?
· What is the right variation of writing of it: "ok", "okay" or "O.K."? And there are the results:

The conclution. "Okay" is the most popular word in the world, so it`s really necessary to know it and understand it, not only like an adjective, but like a noun and a verb too; it`s necessary to know it`s spelling as well. Today there is no linguist who knows wich way of formation is true, there are a lot of ways and we can easily explain it: a popular word from far away age can mean anything in past but it is not a big deal, we live in present and certainly know the meaning of it today, and use it. There are three ways to write it and two ways to pronounce and all of them are clear to people, so you can use it anyway. Many cultures has adopted it many years ago and transformed it in their own language as well, so "okay" live not only in English language, word also "occupated" technologies and if you don`t learn language, you know what does it mean. Is not this a real popularity? As we have seen, there are many ways to use the word "okay". I hope that you enjoyed my presentation and found something new for you. I suppose not everyone knew in wich way he or she can use that simple word. Now, when i`m ending, I sure that everyone here have seen many faces of "okay"!

The bibliography.
· http://englsecrets.ru/vsyakaya-vsyachina/takoe-mnogolikoe-slovo-ok.html http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/british/ok http://grammarist.com/spelling/ok-okay/ http://iloveenglish.ru/stories/view/istoriya_slova_o_k_otkyda_nogi_rastyt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK
· "The Adventure of English Lanuage" Melvyn Bragg. Перевод с англйиского. Издание 2-е - АНФ, 2014. http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/okay http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/okay
· The Oxford English Dictionary
· The Marriam-Webster Dictionary
· Ausrtalian Concise Oxford Dictionary
· «Where Russians Go Wrong in Spoken English: Words and Expressions in the Context of Two Cultures.» Lynn Visson. Перевод с английского. Издание 3-е, стереотипное — М.: Р.Валент, 2005.