![]() ![]() The only form of okay that can be used without misinterpretation resulting in the demise of a relationship is “kk” (and I’d argue “okay,” but we’ll get to that later). Well, I hate to break it to you, but you have probably made a lot of people feel shitty. There are many different ways one can text the word “okay.” You can spell the whole word out (okay), only use the first two letters (ok), or use a double (kk) or single (k) k. Yes, the word “okay.” The one word we all use, constantly, in text and IRL, most frequently to inform others that we’ve received their message, whether that be true or not. While McCulloch says that there is no right way to use language online, I would argue that there are a few rules pertaining to the world of texting and the internet that should be universally understood and followed so that we can avoid those “communication misinterpretations.” And if there’s one page we should all be on, it’s how we use the word “okay.” The word “okay?” You can write the way you want to talk, but we need to have some communication about the means in which you are expressing it to avoid communication difficulties and misinterpretations.” A person from another generation may interpret this as passive aggression. “For example, a user from generation may use periods at the end of every sentence. In an interview with Vox about whether the internet is destroying language (it’s not), linguist Gretchen McCulloch says that generational differences can impact the ways we send and interpret texts. You’re fine, we’re all fine lol.īut communicating via text is also a dialect that’s still - relatively - in its infancy, which can lead to a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. Telling someone your deep, dark, intimate secrets, but damn does it sound a little too serious? Make sure to add that “lol” or “lmao” to the end of those, because you’re casual and all that emotional trauma you’ve endured for years isn’t even that big of a deal. Giving some advice to a friend but don’t want to be held accountable if they take it and fuck up their life even more? Slap a “but idk” at the end of that sentence, a signal that they should take your words of wisdom with a grain of salt. Text abbreviations have also changed, not so much in what they’re abbreviating, but in their ability to completely change the tone of a sentence. And if you have a choice in font, you must never choose Comic Sans, or consider choosing Comic Sans … in fact, maybe just don’t even look at it. Or end a sentence with a million exclamation points. It’s no longer acceptable to tyypppeeee liiiikeee thiiiiiis. The ways in which we communicate via text have changed a lot since the days of AOL instant messenger. ![]() This is the many ways to text “okay,” youthsplained. Luckily, we have a college student on staff to help us navigate those times. Sometimes the internet goes over our heads. ![]()
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