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frogmarch

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4. A writing teacher told our class

Wed Aug 21, 2013, 09:06 AM

Aug 2013

to use "okay" in story dialogue, never "OK."

"Okay," Joe said. "Let's go."

I rarely use "OK," but I sometimes do in forum posts and emails to my kids and my friends.

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Ok or Okay [View all] B Calm Aug 2013 OP

Debatable Downwinder Aug 2013 #1

OK, in response to a direct question means the affirmative... ret5hd Aug 2013 #2

's alright! pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #3

"Easy for you, difficult for me, Senor Wences!" CTyankee Aug 2013 #5

He was a true artist pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #8

I am now Jello olddots Aug 2013 #14

Sorry, olddots. Maybe this will help... pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #22

A writing teacher told our class frogmarch Aug 2013 #4

I was a copy editor for many outdoor magazines, RebelOne Aug 2013 #17

"Okie-dokie." Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #6

B Calm or Be calm? nt Wounded Bear Aug 2013 #7

Okie Doki.. AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #9

No prob pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #10

okej in swedish Quantess Aug 2013 #11

OH, OK. petronius Aug 2013 #12

K bluesbassman Aug 2013 #13

Shaw 'Nuff cliffordu Aug 2013 #15

I H8 it! pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #16

OK - Oklahoma Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #18

HI rug Aug 2013 #19

BOTH -- Okay, OK: MiddleFingerMom Aug 2013 #20

Alrighty then... pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #21

No word of such widespread use is of such uncertain etymology Recursion Aug 2013 #23

No. LWolf Aug 2013 #24

A woman introduced herself as Um Okay Quantess Aug 2013 #25

Ok existed before Oklahoma. Lex Aug 2013 #26