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Old 09-22-2013, 01:51 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Anna Drake View Post
Fascinating discussion. Especially the word history part. You can put me down as in the okay camp. It blends in better with all of the lower case words around it, IMHO.
Definitely this. I see "OK" and think: what's Oklahoma got to do with it? And I'm not even American. (Okay, so that's a bit of an exaggeration, but still close.)

I'd also add that there can be a contextual aspect to this. Some people talk in abbreviations, or in abrupt syllables, so there are some places where I might use "OK" to emphasise how it is said."
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