ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DITTO
From Italian (Tuscan dialect), variant of detto said, from dicere to say, from Latin.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DITTO
PRESENT
Present
I ditto
you ditto
he/she/it dittoes
we ditto
you ditto
they ditto
Present continuous
I am dittoing
you are dittoing
he/she/it is dittoing
we are dittoing
you are dittoing
they are dittoing
Present perfect
I have dittoed
you have dittoed
he/she/it has dittoed
we have dittoed
you have dittoed
they have dittoed
Present perfect continuous
I have been dittoing
you have been dittoing
he/she/it has been dittoing
we have been dittoing
you have been dittoing
they have been dittoing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I dittoed
you dittoed
he/she/it dittoed
we dittoed
you dittoed
they dittoed
Past continuous
I was dittoing
you were dittoing
he/she/it was dittoing
we were dittoing
you were dittoing
they were dittoing
Past perfect
I had dittoed
you had dittoed
he/she/it had dittoed
we had dittoed
you had dittoed
they had dittoed
Past perfect continuous
I had been dittoing
you had been dittoing
he/she/it had been dittoing
we had been dittoing
you had been dittoing
they had been dittoing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will ditto
you will ditto
he/she/it will ditto
we will ditto
you will ditto
they will ditto
Future continuous
I will be dittoing
you will be dittoing
he/she/it will be dittoing
we will be dittoing
you will be dittoing
they will be dittoing
Future perfect
I will have dittoed
you will have dittoed
he/she/it will have dittoed
we will have dittoed
you will have dittoed
they will have dittoed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dittoing
you will have been dittoing
he/she/it will have been dittoing
we will have been dittoing
you will have been dittoing
they will have been dittoing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would ditto
you would ditto
he/she/it would ditto
we would ditto
you would ditto
they would ditto
Conditional continuous
I would be dittoing
you would be dittoing
he/she/it would be dittoing
we would be dittoing
you would be dittoing
they would be dittoing
Conditional perfect
I would have ditto
you would have ditto
he/she/it would have ditto
we would have ditto
you would have ditto
they would have ditto
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dittoing
you would have been dittoing
he/she/it would have been dittoing
we would have been dittoing
you would have been dittoing
they would have been dittoing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you ditto
we let´s ditto
you ditto
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
dittoing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DITTO»
Discover the use of
ditto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ditto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The second poetry collection by the actress from "Joan of Arcadia," includes "Book Inscription for 1/2 of the Coen Brothers" and "In my best Anne Sexton Accent."
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Go.Tell Others about Me
Go . . . Tell Others About Me" is the beginning of one womans journey, following an amazing encounter with Jesus.
Strierity. Sid March 25th Ditto 28th Ditto JOTh Ditto Sth April llth Ditto 13th Dirtn
15th Ditto ISth Ditto 17th WHO 18th Ditto aotta Ditto aoth Ditto 33d Ditto 2jd Ditto
34th Ditto 27th Ditto > 39th Ditto 3d May 3d Ditto 50 Ditto 10th Ditto lcth Ditto I ith
...
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American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...
Charles Russel, Not stated, Not stated, The Hebe, American, "Edward Herren,
ditto, ditto, The Melampus, . ditto. John Dickinson, ditto, ditto, Not stated. ' .
Stephen Ball, ditto, ditto, Gi-ampus, ditto. John Andrews, ditto, ditto, Magnificent,
dittoJohn ...
United States. Congress,
1832
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Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia: With ...
Ditto 40 5 0 Ditto 184 ditto ditto. Ditto Ditto 89 13 0 Ditto 410 ditto ditto. Ditto .
Surveyor-General 50 0 0 Well Ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . Surveyor and Lessee 33 13 0
About 154 rods of division fencing, gum posts ditto. and wires, laced with mallee
Ditto .
South Australia. Parliament,
1870
6
The MacOS X Command Line: Unix Under the Hood
Ifyou are cloning to an external FireWire device, it's a good idea to reformat (not
simply erase) the drive with Disk Utility prior to cloning. Cloning a Mac OS X
Startup Volume with ditto The ditto command preserves permissions when run as
root ...
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THE SESSIONAL PAPERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS IN THE SESSION ...
Nonpayment of Rent 1 16 Ditto 10 Lands 8 0 20 Ditto - 1 4 Ditto 11 House ... Ditto
- 1 1 Ditto 12 Ditto ... Ditto - 1 4 Ditto 13 Ditto ... Ditto 1 1 Ditto 14 Land 26 0 0 Ditto
- 1 3 Ditto 15 Ditto 3 2 0 Ditto 1 2 Ditto 16 House - Ditto - 1 9 Nenagh, 5th July ...
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Journals of the House of Assembly (with Appendices)
No. 5 1 July, 1890 6 per cent. prem. 400 Ditto . . . . . . 2 100 Ditto Ditto Ditto 200 _-
000 March 17 . . . . .. 3 100 29 Vict. No. 35 1 July, 1887 Ditto 300 March 25 . . . . . 2
100 Ditto Ditto Ditto 200 April 21 . . . . . . .. 1 300 Ditto Ditto Ditto 300 April 22 .
Tasmania. Parliament. House of Assembly,
1871
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Reports from Committees
Dismissal or Discontinuance. CauK of Discontinuance. T. Bell Roman Catholic -
Clerk 787. 26 Jan. 1647 11 May 1851 Died. G. J. Spelman - ditto ditto ... 781. 11
Mar. 1847 26 Dec. 1848 Resigned voluntarily. J. Wade - ditto ditto ... 5 j. per day,
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons,
1861
10
An account of the augmentation of small livings: by "the ...
Wa1terstone Hereford St.Davids ditto 200/. 1!. Frome Canon ditto Hereford ditto
200/. R. Morkas ditto ditto ditto 200/. V. Pinner Midd1es. Canterb. John Perry,
Gent. 200/. V. Arnc1iffe York York Rev. Thomas Kay John Stanhope. Esq. 200/.
Christopher Hodgson,
1845
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DITTO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ditto is used in the context of the following news items.
Limitations of statues: Bill Cosby is not the first to have his likeness …
Ditto, apart from the Euromaidan bit, Stalin. They are joined by fellow dictator and mass murderer Saddam Hussein's assorted pieces of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Summer Budget 2015: Buy-to-let tax relief cut for landlords
"Barratt Developments, Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey all find themselves wallowing near the bottom of the FTSE 100 performance table, ditto ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Stop calling women 'girls'. It's either patronising or sexually suggestive
Ditto the ironic “Hey Girl” Ryan Gosling macro, which blossomed into the beautiful Feminist Ryan Gosling meme. But for real, these things are ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Will Scott Jurek Break the Appalachian Trail Record? Maybe.
When David Horton first set the record, it barely received any media attention. Ditto for Thompson, whose only support on the trail was a buddy. «Outside Magazine, Jul 15»
NRL SuperCoach Last Word ahead of round 18: Hymel Hunt heads …
A great cash cow who has now served his purpose and should be sold. Ditto for Kyle Lovett, Chris Grevsmuhl, Danny Wicks and Lachlan Coote ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
NBA Rumors: Latest on Jamal Crawford Trade, Joe Johnson and More
But bringing back Goran Dragic was costly, and ditto for Dwyane Wade. The moves help the Heat remain contenders in the Eastern Conference ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
US shouldn't hesitate to use its leverage in dealing with Vietnam
Other things being equal, the Obama administration's decision to include Vietnam in TPP would be indefensible; ditto for President Obama's ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Stay In The Heart Of Fashion At Milan's Carlton Hotel Baglioni
Ditto the bread selection, especially the village bread slathered with any of the four local honeys they offer. Cereals are organic, and pastries ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Lancôme Marks 80th Anniversary
Ditto Rossellini's daughter Elettra Wiedemann, who also has worked as a face of the brand. “I grew up on sets with my mom, so I always ... «WWD, Jul 15»
Benefits changes follow same-sex couples down the aisle
Ditto for other types of leave such as paid time off to attend the funeral of family members, such as spouses, children, parents and grandparents. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»