When 'okay' is not okay...
This particular slang word is beginning to irritate me. Actually, it's not the word 'okay' itself rather its usage. To explain, I'm currently reading Dan Brown's latest release 'The Lost Symbol' because manga releases are few this time of the month. There's a particular scene where two characters from supposedly affluent 'old money' backgrounds have a reader-information-dump in the form of a debate. In three successive rebuttals to the other's points, one of the characters responds with 'Okay' as the beginning word. This hardly reflects the character's 'high society' upbringing, even if this particular character is a college student.
I do wish that authors would use other words or phrases to indicate agreement, well-being or to concede an argument. Here's some suggestions:
Agreement: 'of course', 'certainly', 'sure', 'gladly', 'alright', 'fine',
Well-being: 'good', 'fine', 'alright', 'well enough', 'very well'
Conceding a point/argument: 'granted', 'fine'
Also, how a character expresses themselves should stay, well, in character. I really can't see Sherlock Holmes saying 'Okay then, Lestrade, what is your theory on how the Earl of Buttsex arrived at such a compromising position?', can you?
I do wish that authors would use other words or phrases to indicate agreement, well-being or to concede an argument. Here's some suggestions:
Agreement: 'of course', 'certainly', 'sure', 'gladly', 'alright', 'fine',
Well-being: 'good', 'fine', 'alright', 'well enough', 'very well'
Conceding a point/argument: 'granted', 'fine'
Also, how a character expresses themselves should stay, well, in character. I really can't see Sherlock Holmes saying 'Okay then, Lestrade, what is your theory on how the Earl of Buttsex arrived at such a compromising position?', can you?