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Is “Ditto” an actual English word?
It comes from Italian ditto, a dialect variation on ”detto” meaning “said," the past participle of “dice” which means “to say.” It was used in Italian as in “il ditto libro”, “the aforesaid book.” In English, it came to be used in the 17th century to avoid having to repeat words and phrases in commeRead more
It comes from Italian ditto, a dialect variation on ”detto” meaning “said,” the past participle of “dice” which means “to say.” It was used in Italian as in “il ditto libro”, “the aforesaid book.” In English, it came to be used in the 17th century to avoid having to repeat words and phrases in commercial language.
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