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The word ''ditto'' comes from the [[Tuscan language]], where it is the past participle of the verb ''dire'' (to say), with the meaning of “said”, as in the locution “the said story”. The first recorded use of ditto with this meaning in English occurs in 1625.<ref>[http://www.tfd.com/ditto Definition at The Free Dictionary]</ref> Early evidence of ditto marks can be seen on a cuneiform tablet of the [[Neo-Assyrian]] period (934 – 608 BC) where two vertical marks are used in a table of synonyms to repeat text,<ref>{{British-Museum-db|K.4375|id=308401}} and [[:File:Library of Ashurbanipal synonym list tablet.jpg]]</ref> while in China the corresponding mark is two horizontal lines (二); see [[iteration mark]]. |
The word ''ditto'' comes from the [[Tuscan language]], where it is the past participle of the verb ''dire'' (to say), with the meaning of “said”, as in the locution “the said story”. The first recorded use of ditto with this meaning in English occurs in 1625.<ref>[http://www.tfd.com/ditto Definition at The Free Dictionary]</ref> Early evidence of ditto marks can be seen on a cuneiform tablet of the [[Neo-Assyrian]] period (934 – 608 BC) where two vertical marks are used in a table of synonyms to repeat text,<ref>{{British-Museum-db|K.4375|id=308401}} and [[:File:Library of Ashurbanipal synonym list tablet.jpg]]</ref> while in China the corresponding mark is two horizontal lines (二); see [[iteration mark]]. |
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In legal documents, the use of ditto marks, the abbreviation ''do.'' or the word “ditto” is often forbidden by law or regulations. |
In legal documents, the use of ditto marks, the abbreviation ''do.'' or the word “ditto” is often forbidden by law or regulations.{{Citation needed}} |
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[[File:PerthGazette 1833 06 01 1 ditto.jpg|thumb|320px|none|An advertisement from 1833. The second item on the list can be read as "Prime American Pork, in barrels", while the third is "Prime American Pork, in Half barrels".]] |
[[File:PerthGazette 1833 06 01 1 ditto.jpg|thumb|320px|none|An advertisement from 1833. The second item on the list can be read as "Prime American Pork, in barrels", while the third is "Prime American Pork, in Half barrels".]] |
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The ditto mark (〃) is a typographic symbol indicating that the word(s) or figure(s) above it are to be repeated. For example:
- Black pens, box of twenty ..... £2.10
Blue 〃 〃 〃 〃 ..... £2.10
It has Unicode code-point U+3003, though in practice closing double quotation marks (”) or straight double quotation marks (") are often used instead. The abbreviation do. is also used.
The word ditto comes from the Tuscan language, where it is the past participle of the verb dire (to say), with the meaning of “said”, as in the locution “the said story”. The first recorded use of ditto with this meaning in English occurs in 1625.[1] Early evidence of ditto marks can be seen on a cuneiform tablet of the Neo-Assyrian period (934 – 608 BC) where two vertical marks are used in a table of synonyms to repeat text,[2] while in China the corresponding mark is two horizontal lines (二); see iteration mark.
In legal documents, the use of ditto marks, the abbreviation do. or the word “ditto” is often forbidden by law or regulations.[citation needed]
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