- Tim Skywalker wrote:
- Ditto.
i looked for it this time... obviously you can use ditto in the english speaking parts of the world. in germany you use dito. in austria you use detto.
its a greek word actually, deriving from "dis" meaning 2 and everything thats making 2 out of 1 and stuff. from there is an adjective built called dissos (δισσός) or, in ancient athens, which is the classical greek, though its only one of many dialects, dittos (διττός).
now i am wondering how those other forms we use come to be.
the dito in germany is because its the latin transcription. the romans didnt need the tt to show that the i is a short i (so prnounced like "it", and not like "eat") but since no-one was able to speak latin well, it was spoken with a long i ever since in german parts.
the ditto is harder to explain. could be that someone mixed the latin dito with the greek dittos, which made ditto. like if someone wanted to make sure the i is short, and not spoken like i (like eye), but spoken like in "it". i would like to know where that comes from
and detto... thats just stupid xD