OK vs okay
Are OK and okay always completely interchangeable or would you use one over the other in some of the examples below? Is ok without capitalizing never acceptable?
- She was shocked but OK.
- "Everything's OK?"
- "I'll see you tomorrow, OK?"
- "Really? OK. Then just give it to him when he gets back."
Top answer
They are all OK in your examples, which all could take 'okay' (except for #4, which would need to be Okay . ok is only acceptable in casual text messages and quickly-written notes to family and friends. many online options offer buttons labelled Ok .
- They are all OK in your examples, which all could take 'okay' (except for #4, which would need to be Okay .
- ok is only acceptable in casual text messages and quickly-written notes to family and friends.
- many online options offer buttons labelled Ok .
- This is non-standard, but we've got to put up with it.
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They are all OK in your examples, which all could take 'okay' (except for #4, which would need to be Okay.
ok is only acceptable in casual text messages and quickly-written notes to family and friends.
You've probably noticed that .many online options offer buttons labelled Ok. This is non-standard, but we've got to put up with it.
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