Bone Question of the Day

[Maxibon]

As a regular visitor I'm curious as to why so many posters put 'ok' at the end of their contributions. Am I missing something?

[NutLoose]

Maybe, ok?

[Maxibon]

Didn't see that one coming....

[5 Forward 6 Back]

I suspect Maxibon is viewing the forum on a device that, for some reason, doesn't parse bbcode and display smilies. :ok: :ok: :ok:

[West Coast]

Shoot, I thought this was going to be about a bomber.

[chevvron]

I don't recall seeing 'OK' at the end of contributions, or am I missing something?

[Stanwell]

Don't recall myself - but it could be a way of expressing that feminised rising-inflection at the end of every sentence.

[Maxibon]

My phone should show bbcode but if it is a smiley, what does it represent?

[Al R]

I prefer an 'ok' at the end to a 'So' at the start.

[Al R]

I.. like, so asked for that!

[Maxibon]

Thanks for the clarification. I clearly own outdated gadgets and am a tech desert. I'll go back to my desk and the 1970s.

[Union Jack]

I prefer an 'ok' at the end to a 'So' at the start - Al R

So SOSL will so be after you!:=

Jack

PS OK?

[Thomas coupling]

I like (or prefer) the origins where it counted the number of dead after a battle: Ok (nil killed).

好

[Innominate]

I've not heard the "Zero Killed" explanation before. The OED gives its origin as "Orl Korrect" with a first usage in 1839.

Martin van Buren was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook" in the 1840 US presidential election campaign and his supporters formed the O K Club.

[GreenKnight121]

Don't recall myself - but it could be a way of expressing that feminised rising-inflection at the end of every sentence.

You mean the opposite of British TV? ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hpeLuJrvfM

[teeteringhead]

:ok: skjkejfedt lklkoioiefm, ppoepom

[SpringHeeledJack]

On my laptop the autocorrect mucks about with the smilies and you can have :ok: or :ok : or even :roll eyes: or :rolleyes: depending. Ok ?

[NutLoose]

So that explains it all and comes across ok

[Gnd]

It's easy to spell - a isue with miny on this sight.