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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Do you OK? #62281 03/24/2002 10:01 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 19 Buyeo, South Korea soojin stranger soojin stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 19 Buyeo, South Korea (A) Do you OK? (B) Do you agree? Are (A) & (B) alike? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter . #62282 03/24/2002 10:31 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you OK? #62283 03/24/2002 10:37 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 (A) Do you OK? (B) Do you agree? (A) is not good English. You could say , "Do you think that's OK?" but that would be more like asking if something is acceptable and wouldn't necessarily imply that the person asked agreed. You could also say, "Can you OK this?" which would mean that you are asking for permission. Neither would be the same as (B). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you OK? #62284 03/25/2002 12:18 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear soojin: OK is most often used in a reply, to indicate comprehension, agreement, willingness to comply, and correctness. It is fine informal things such as memos, but may not be suitable in reports or proposals. In your examples B is the more suitable. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you OK? #62285 03/25/2002 12:40 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 19 Buyeo, South Korea soojin stranger soojin stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 19 Buyeo, South Korea Dear Max Quordlepleen, Faldage, wwh, I see. Thank you very much. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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