TIL using ditto marks, or putting quotation marks under words to repeat what they say, goes back as far as the Neo-Assyrian period (934-608 B.C.) en.wikipedia.org Submitted by [deleted] t3_11s8m4b on March 15, 2023 at 8:42 PM in todayilearned 25 comments 411
Only_Caterpillar3818 t1_jce1ylr wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:51 AM I’ve never heard of this. I’ve only heard people say ditto. Permalink 5 [deleted] OP t1_jce3v6p wrote on March 16, 2023 at 4:09 AM Wow. It may be a dying tradition. Permalink Parent 2
[deleted] OP t1_jce3v6p wrote on March 16, 2023 at 4:09 AM Wow. It may be a dying tradition. Permalink Parent 2
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