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Not sure what English speaking country, or even US region, you come from but “OK [name], [call to action, often one involving both speaker and listener]” is a t
by fiatpandas 9y ago
Not sure what English speaking country, or even US region, you come from but “OK [name], [call to action, often one involving both speaker and listener]” is a thing. And it doesn’t have to be a response to something said previously.
Remember, people can do whatever they want with their language, and it becomes a thing even if you personally aren’t familiar with it.
- enraged_camel 9y agoExactly, when used that way it involves both the speaker and the listener, as in “OK Bob, let’s go to the park”. Or, if it is used to pretend a command, it is used as a continuation of an existing conversation, like when you are at the doctor and he or she says “Go ahead and get on the scale” and then “OK, now sit here and open your mouth.” The way google uses it is definitely not natural. There is also the pause, after you say “Ok google” and it activates search for you. Anyway, fanboys will continue to downvote I know but the whole interaction is undoubtedly awkward as fuck.
- dionian 9y agonative speaker of english from USA here. starting a conversation or question with 'ok' is incredibly rare and sounds painfully awkward.