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I've found it's often impossible to get keyboards like Swiftkey to stop autocorrecting "ok" to "OK". It's so irritating because while grammatically correct, it

I've found it's often impossible to get keyboards like Swiftkey to stop autocorrecting "ok" to "OK". It's so irritating because while grammatically correct, it makes me look like a boomer in text conversations.

ClassyJacket 2y ago
I've noticed this too but I just use the word 'okay' anyway. I mean, I'm not saying 'ock', I'm saying 'oh kay', so why shouldn't the spelling reflect that?
- gerdesj 2y ago
  Or are tending towards m'kay!
- doctor_eval 2y ago
  My ghoti would like a word.
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
pushedx 2y ago
the first thing I do on any device is disable all forms of autocorrect
bigstrat2003 2y ago
What? Nobody cares if you say "ok" or "OK", dude.
- DiggyJohnson 2y ago
  Why the aggression?
- ClassyJacket 2y ago
  OK
- makeitdouble 2y ago
  ARE YOU SAYING THAT CAPITALIZATION DOESN'T MATTER ?
  - ErigmolCt 2y ago
    It is, it is, do not scream (ahaha)
xg15 2y ago
Easy solution: Just write "Oll Korrekt" everywhere.
dylan604 2y ago
just start using 'k' like the typical zillenial lazy/slang user
- xg15 2y ago
  "k" is hardly neutral though, it usually sends a pretty specific message...
  - dylan604 2y ago
    just because historically OK was meant to be neutral, it has clearly evolved/morphed into a very non-neutral usage. I don't think a teenager today can say ok without their eyes rolling to the back of their head in a very non-neutral meaning. which is what I'm assuming you're referring to the of 'k' to be? i like to confuse people by switching from 'k', 'ok', 'okay' within the same chat
    - xg15 2y ago
      maybe I'm biased here as a millennial or using it differently than teenagers today, but my feeling is, with "ok" at least you can use it neutrally, even if it's also used for sarcastic eye rolling. At least you can see it in both contexts. Whereas I haven't ever seen "k" in a neutral context. Seems to me, this one is overwhelmingly used for sarcasm or awkwardness, so I think it carries a stronger message of disapproval than "ok" ...and then there is "kk" which is the exact opposite of "k" and is basically an extra-chill "ok". Or maybe I'm just imagining things of course...
      - devilbunny 2y ago
        I'm absolutely out of the loop as a Gen Xer without kids... but my wife and I text each other "k" a lot. It doesn't have to be an insult. Context above all. The finest slang of this generation - is it even current anymore? - is "yeet". A word that you can know the meaning of purely from context. We never had anything that rad (heh, heh) back in the 80s.
      - 2y ago
gerdesj 2y ago
Lighten up, old thing. Miri Webs says its all gravy. You bother with your shift key and putting quotes around pertinent terms in HN comments. Hence, I'll deduce that you do care about grammar and presentation when random strangers from another country get to read it and comment. However, I'm also sure that you (and so do I) prefer a more relaxed presentation when dealing with your mates. If the recipients know you then they know you! If not: who gives a shit? Now, do tell what is wrong with boomers? ... 8)

ClassyJacket 2y ago

I've noticed this too but I just use the word 'okay' anyway. I mean, I'm not saying 'ock', I'm saying 'oh kay', so why shouldn't the spelling reflect that?

gerdesj 2y ago
Or are tending towards m'kay!
doctor_eval 2y ago
My ghoti would like a word.
deleted 2y ago
[deleted]

pushedx 2y ago

the first thing I do on any device is disable all forms of autocorrect

bigstrat2003 2y ago

What? Nobody cares if you say "ok" or "OK", dude.

DiggyJohnson 2y ago
Why the aggression?
ClassyJacket 2y ago
OK
makeitdouble 2y ago
ARE YOU SAYING THAT CAPITALIZATION DOESN'T MATTER ?
- ErigmolCt 2y ago
  It is, it is, do not scream (ahaha)

xg15 2y ago

Easy solution: Just write "Oll Korrekt" everywhere.

dylan604 2y ago

just start using 'k' like the typical zillenial lazy/slang user

xg15 2y ago
"k" is hardly neutral though, it usually sends a pretty specific message...
- dylan604 2y ago
  just because historically OK was meant to be neutral, it has clearly evolved/morphed into a very non-neutral usage. I don't think a teenager today can say ok without their eyes rolling to the back of their head in a very non-neutral meaning. which is what I'm assuming you're referring to the of 'k' to be? i like to confuse people by switching from 'k', 'ok', 'okay' within the same chat
  - xg15 2y ago
    maybe I'm biased here as a millennial or using it differently than teenagers today, but my feeling is, with "ok" at least you can use it neutrally, even if it's also used for sarcastic eye rolling. At least you can see it in both contexts. Whereas I haven't ever seen "k" in a neutral context. Seems to me, this one is overwhelmingly used for sarcasm or awkwardness, so I think it carries a stronger message of disapproval than "ok" ...and then there is "kk" which is the exact opposite of "k" and is basically an extra-chill "ok". Or maybe I'm just imagining things of course...
    - devilbunny 2y ago
      I'm absolutely out of the loop as a Gen Xer without kids... but my wife and I text each other "k" a lot. It doesn't have to be an insult. Context above all. The finest slang of this generation - is it even current anymore? - is "yeet". A word that you can know the meaning of purely from context. We never had anything that rad (heh, heh) back in the 80s.
    - 2y ago

gerdesj 2y ago

Lighten up, old thing. Miri Webs says its all gravy. You bother with your shift key and putting quotes around pertinent terms in HN comments. Hence, I'll deduce that you do care about grammar and presentation when random strangers from another country get to read it and comment. However, I'm also sure that you (and so do I) prefer a more relaxed presentation when dealing with your mates. If the recipients know you then they know you! If not: who gives a shit? Now, do tell what is wrong with boomers? ... 8)