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Opinion piece: Okay already
- from Morgan Brewer
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- Columbus High School
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- 1198 views
“Okay.”, “Okay!”, “Okay”, “O.K.”, “OK”, “ok”, “ok.”, “K”, “k”, and “kay”. In my opinion, these are all very different, and if you’re like me, you even read those all in different tones. Everyone has their own version of what each okay means, so here’s the rundown on what each one means to me.
Even though “Okay.”, “Okay!”, and “Okay” have the same spelling the punctuation makes all the difference. First of all, “okay” is the least harsh of all the okays. Therefore, if you get a message that says “okay” you’re in the clear. The “okay” means the person texting you isn’t mad, and using it in casual conversations is acceptable. It is when the punctuation comes into play that it all gets tricky.
The “okay.” most likely means that person is in a bad mood, and they may or may not be mad because of something you said. The “okay!” shows that the person is excitedly texting you back, but honestly, they’re probably not all that excited. It’s basically like when you text someone “lol” and you don’t really laugh out loud.
Next up is the “O.K.”, “OK.”, “ok”, and “ok.”. On the harsh scale of 1-10, ten being the harshest, the “ok” falls at a five. This version of ok basically translates to “I’m lowkey mad.” Again, adding punctuation changes the meaning of “ok” as well.
Add a period and it raises the level of harshness to a seven. Unless you’re texting your grandma because grandmas don't necessarily know how the rules work. If you get an “ok.” from anyone else though, you you messed up.
Now we have the dreadful “K.”, “k”, “k.”, and “kay”. This is officially where you should realize you have messed up big time. “K” is never a good thing to recieve. Receiving a "K" text makes everyone instantly furious, NO MATTER WHAT. This is a guarantee. If you are the person sending “K” just know that you’re killing the conversation big time.
With “K” you should also take notice if it’s a lowercase “k” or a capital “K”. If it’s lowercase, that means you’ve given up, and you’re done with the conversation. “K” means you still want to continue the conversation.
Okay/Ok/K mean so many different things. So here’s a simplified chart of how it all works.
Okay: Not mad
Ok: A little mad
K: REALLY MAD