Portiea
Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany
Posted: May 1, 2008, 1:29 PM CST
LBGuy777 wrote:Actually "Ok" is an official word in the English language. It is a variant of "Okay" and is listed in the dictionary as such.
http://www.merriam-websters.com/dictionary/ok
The only "poor thing" I see is you.
This is really tiresome. When you have a degree in English, have taught English as a second language for ten years, and are paid to edit academic manuscripts for publication, get back to me. I do not need to refer to a website, a dictionary, or anyone or anything else. Dictionaries tend to update their entries to accomodate current usage, often adding many slang terms and newly coined words; that doesn't mean these terms are accepted in formal writing and usage. And that's it. My serious advice to you is that you see a psychotherapist. And I'm not trying to be mean or sarcastic: you really have a problem.