OK, ok, O.K., okay, Ok! Which is it?

And what does it even mean?! A brief celebration of the most common word no one knows how to spell.

Jack Shepherd
Cellar Door
Published in
4 min readJun 14, 2024

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A text message reading “Cool, see you there!” with the response, “K”

Fun fact for people who still “talk on the phone”: We tend to say “OK” as a signal that the conversation is still ongoing, and “Alright” when we’re ready to stop. Once you’re aware of it, it’s impossible not to notice, so I guess … sorry…

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Jack Shepherd
Cellar Door

I have a newsletter about crossword puzzles and a podcast about rom-coms. Formerly editorial director @BuzzFeed. Email: JackAShepherd at gmail