m'kay

In these tutoring sessions we have found that, when the tutor agrees with the student’s displayed understanding, her signal of confirmation comes quickly after the student’s turn, as in:

S. Mkay.

hh. And I know it’s negative, just to follow your thought process, because I know that the sine is positive.

T. Mhm

C: I want you to re:st (.) re:st (.) as much as you can do (.) is just re:st (.) hhh when >you go< home (.) >you tell< your husband you make dinner honey (.) hhh you take care of me (.) . . . I need >to set< down (.) I need >to rest< (.)

P: mmkay (.)

C: and >get down< (.) watch your sodium (.) the salt=

1999, “It's Easy, MMMKay.” [title, in soundtrack] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

“I’ll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell anybody, not even the missus, m’kay?”

“M’kay.”

She didn’t ask what that was supposed to mean, but tallied a while on her fingertips and obliged him.

“Mm-kay, bye.”

“Well, I’m going to take a picture of your arm and then this nice doctor is going to fix it for you, okay?”

“Mmm-kay.”