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Ditto

[n] *a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
[v] *repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"

It means, in this context, I would have said the same thing.
I always remember it in the film Ghost with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. She says 'I love you' and he replies ditto. A good way to remember a punctuation mark.



lsp said:
[n] *a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
[v] *repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"

It means, in this context, I would have said the same thing.
Ditto to me is a lazy or "cute" and annoying way to say " Me too".

Who wants some ice cream?
I do!
Ditto!
So "ditto" is a punctuation mark, not a word? I always imagine that it is "some form" of latin.
👁 Smile :)
👁 Wink ;)
👁 Stick Out Tongue :p



ditto noun [C usually singular]
a symbol " which means 'the same' and is used in a list to avoid writing again the word which is written immediately above it

ditto [Show phonetics]

used to agree with something that has just been said, or to avoid repeating something that has been said:
"I hate these reality TV shows" "Ditto. What's on the other side?"
Local residents are opposed to the proposal. Ditto many members of the council (= They are also).
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
lsp said:
[n] *a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
[v] *repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"

It means, in this context, I would have said the same thing.

In the second example, "ditto" has apparently evolved into a verb! 👁 Smile :)
elroy said:
It is a word.
What??
Thanks Art......I love your dictionary!
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