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when you say something is okay, what do you really mean?

I have a theory that the way in which people use okay is similar to the half empty/ half full theory of optimism.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 08:59 (twenty-three years ago)

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― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 09:07 (twenty-three years ago)

it depends on my inflection. "ok!" usually means great, super, plan, etc. "ok." usually means oh all right, i suppose so, fair enough, so-so, etc.

― angela (angela), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 09:30 (twenty-three years ago)

acceptable

― Graham (graham), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 09:32 (twenty-three years ago)

orl korrekt

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 09:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Just depends on the context, jel.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 12:06 (twenty-three years ago)

I use "okay" to indicate that I'm following what's being said, a bit like "ah ha" but sometimes people misunderstand and think that I'm actually agreeing with what they're saying. Idiots.

― toraneko (toraneko), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 12:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Did it start from Orl Korrekt? I've heard that, and that it was an abbreviation used by a general or some such to mean Zero Killed.

Toraneko, different countries display that difference - Americans use it much more for value-free acknowledgement of what you've said than Brits, who see it as meaning agreement. I've seen it cause confusion a few times.

I think we all use it in a multitude of ways, too subtle and slippery and dependent on context and inflection to describe here.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 12:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Same as Angela. Sometimes I will say "okay" just for the sake of it though, just to prevent an arguement of some sort. If I disagree with someone I will just say ok to save a silly arguement from erupting, which annoys people sometimes. Otherwise it's just to say great, excellent, cool stuff or even all right, fair enough.

― Shaz, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:01 (twenty-three years ago)

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