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{{comic | {{comic | ||
| number = 2250 | | number = 2250 | ||
− | | date = January | + | | date = January 03, 2020 |
| title = {{{1|OK/okay/ok}}} | | title = {{{1|OK/okay/ok}}} | ||
| image = {{{2|ok okay ok.png}}} | | image = {{{2|ok okay ok.png}}} | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by an O.K.A.Y. user}} | |
+ | The word "{{w|OK}}", per Wikipedia, "is an American English word denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference." | ||
− | + | The Oxford English Dictionary says that it began in 1839 as "O.K.", a fanciful abbreviation for "oll korrect" (all correct), but there is {{w|List of proposed etymologies of OK|no consensus about where and how the word originated}}. | |
− | The title text | + | According to [[Randall]], modern usage of the word is with both letters in lowercase "ok", or fully spelled out as "okay". The original spelling of the word as "O.K." with periods after the letters is less commonly used in modern times, so Randall equates this usage to "an alien impersonating a human". Wikipedia says, "Whether this word is printed as OK, Ok, ok, okay, or O.K. is a matter normally resolved in the style manual for the publication involved." |
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+ | Mentioned in the title text, {{w|Gretchen McCulloch}} is a Canadian Internet linguist focusing on trends in use of English words in online communications. It seems that Randall consulted with her on the use of "ok" in his book ''[[How To]]'', but he is still unsure which usage is the "proper" usage in modern writing. He is considering switching to "oK.", a strange spelling that "compromises" between the three abbreviations (having one lowercase letter, one capital letter, and one period). | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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+ | :[in a line there 4 writings of the word "okay" and below each a caption.] | ||
+ | :okay ok OK O.K. | ||
+ | :[under "okay"] normal [under "ok"] normal [under "OK"] kind of old [under "O.K."] like an alien impersonating a human | ||
:[Caption below the panel:] | :[Caption below the panel:] | ||
:How your spelling of "okay" makes you sound | :How your spelling of "okay" makes you sound | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Comics featuring real people]] <!-- Gretchen McCulloch in the title text --> | ||
[[Category:Compromise]] | [[Category:Compromise]] | ||
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