[ExI] LLM hyperbole

[BillK]

On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 at 19:59, spike jones via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> Aside on that: Europe Inc hasn't lost OK.  I went to 14 different European
> countries, all with different languages and found that OK is the most
> universal word.  As far as I can tell OK has the same meaning in every one
> of those languages: the less formal version of "very well, it's a deal" or
> possibly half way between good and bad.  I can think of no other example of
> a universal word.  Europeans, am I correct that OK means OK in your native
> language?
>
> spike
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Yes, OK is widely used in conversation throughout Europe.
BillK

Perplexity AI -

Yes—OK/okay is now widely used across many European languages,
especially in informal speech and writing, because it has been
borrowed directly or adopted as an easy, neutral agreement marker.

How it is used
In much of Europe, it can mean “agree,” “that’s fine,” “I understand,”
or simply “noted,” and it often sits alongside native equivalents
rather than fully replacing them.

How widespread it is
The borrowing is especially common in everyday conversation, texting,
and international settings, while more formal contexts still often
prefer native phrases such as French d’accord or German in Ordnung.
The BBC notes that OK spread widely in the 20th century and became
familiar in many languages, though it is still less common in formal
writing and speeches.

Important nuance
It is widely recognized, but not equally common in every European
language or situation; some languages use it heavily, while others use
it more as an imported casual word than a standard native form.
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