“OMG”: Churchillian Origins of the Texters’ Phrase
“I work for the New York Times Upfront, a magazine run by Scholastic Inc. and the New York Times for high school students. We hope you can verify a recent piece of news. The Daily Mail has published a letter written September 9, 1917, by Britain’s First Sea Lord, Admiral John Fisher, to First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, where he first used the acronym O.M.G., for “Oh My God.” As you know, “OMG” is a phrase often used by texters, especially teenagers! Is Fisher the originator, and is there a handwritten version of his letter to Churchill?”…
