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eppur_se_muova

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Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:08 AM Jul 8

PSA: "Site" means place, comes from Latin /situs/. "Sight" refers to vision, is Anglo-Saxon/Germanic in origin.

"Sight", of course, can have multiple meanings, all closely related to vision or appearance. But "Web sight" is not a useful construction. "Web site" (even though it refers to a metaphorical place) is.

Mnemonic tie-ins: construction site, accident site, fossil site, historic site, original site, camp site. Related: situate, situation (which me be metaphorical, not literal).

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PSA: "Site" means place, comes from Latin /situs/. "Sight" refers to vision, is Anglo-Saxon/Germanic in origin. (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Jul 8 OP
And "cite"... 2naSalit Jul 8 #1
Thanks, I've hardly ever seen that one. So two clicks later ... eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #2
"Website" is one word JoseBalow Jul 8 #3

2naSalit

(97,319 posts)
1. And "cite"...
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 06:38 AM
Jul 8

Means to refer to the source of information such that anyone can look up the primary source used in relating information second hand.

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