"okay" "O.K" or "ok"

[Eliasjor]

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gsora358

I spell it out. because I hate it when published authors use "OK" or "O.K." instead of "okay." It makes them sound very childish.

Okay, I'm glad that I am not the only one who goes completely bonkers over that. I always thought that "OK" or "O.K." is not only very immature to use in writing but also very ugly. I just wonder when and how did "OK" or "O.K." ever become acceptable to use.

<--- Click on them... They don't bite that much...

The one sad thing is that i showed this to a friend and she did not know that "ok" is an acronym. Also, i think that some people cannot read any other "okay" than "ok", okay?

 

[Thundurr]

I always spell it out, 'okay'.
I use just 'K' alot too, though.  

[Spanakopita]

I normally type of "okay". If I am just IMing someone it doesn't bug me that they simply use "ok", but if you are writing something it is a big no-no. Also, where did the shortened version even come from? The word is only four letters!  

[Satin Kiss]

I have no preference. I use "OK," "ok," and "okay." I do not like when people simplify it even more and just type "k." That diminishes my opinion of them to that slightly above a retard. I try not to let it bother me, because my fiance does that garbage, but I can't help it.

Anyone know the origin?
My fiance said it was a military term coming from "0 Kills" meaning that no one on their side died, so everything was "OK" versus "KO'd" lol It's an interesting background, but I'm not sure I can believe it right off the bat.  

[egginaframe]

Dark Amnesty

I spell it out. because I hate it when published authors use "OK" or "O.K." instead of "okay." It makes them sound very childish.

Amen to that.  

[Fionnabhair Aoife]

I generally use "okay," although I have been known to type " 'kay" or "mkay." Actually, I think I probably use "mkay" more than the real thing.  

[angelswolf121]

I'll use "ok" or "OK" whenever I'm in a hurry, but I normally like to use "okay".  

[Satin Kiss]

I never use it in formal writings. I always use "alright."  

[Critical Cookies]

I always use "okay." Someone said that they did not like it when people use "k" instead of "okay." I agree with you completely.  

[Chibi Purple Rainbows]

I hate how authors sometimes spell 'O.K'. or 'OK', I am not sure if it's just me but I really get annoyed by it. I just spell it 'Okay'.  

[Master Akhekhu Crocell]

I tend to spell it out, but occasionally I'll say 'ok' out of laziness. I hate it when authors write OK or O.K... I don't know why, but it bothers me. I'd prefer if it was written as 'ok' at the very least.

 

[Ithaya]

Okay. Always.
To denote pronunciation I have been known to use 'kay.
K and ok annoy me to no end.

O.K. I can handle.

However, I was reading something once that seemed to make out that the phrase was originally an initialism, which would mean that the correct written form is O.K..
And what I heard wasn't what Satin wrote. There was about three different suggestions and the only one I remember was something about a Native American chief whose initials were OK.
Ah, here we are.

"The expression seems to have first appeared in print during 1839 in the Boston Morning Post and later popularised during the 1840 election campaign of Martin Van Buren of Kinderhook. He was known as 'Old Kinderhook' -- OK for short. Twenty years later, during the American civil War, soldiers relied on a biscuit called Orrin Kendall...and a port in Haiti...was famous...for its rum, known as 'OK Rum'. But before all this there lived a popular native American chief called Old Keokuk who signed all his treaties by using only his initials."
-- Excerpt from Red Herrings and White Elephants by Albert Jack.