2022-01-17
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – C – cite & site & sight
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ออกเสียง cite & site & sight = “SAHYT”
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HISTORICAL USAGE OF CITE
The English verb cite
“to quote a passage; summon to appear in court, etc.”
comes via Middle French citer “to summon (someone) to do something”
from Latin citāre “to set in motion, rouse to action,
summon, summon (an accused person) by name to appear,
call on (a witness), summon (someone) for empanelment on a jury”
(the Romans loved law and legal procedure).
Citāre is a frequentative verb from the simple verb ciēre “to move, call, rouse, excite, provoke (disturbances, war), call upon.”
Ciēre derives from a variant stem of the Proto-Indo-European root kēi-
“to set in motion, be in motion.” The Greek verb kíein “to start moving” (used only in poetry) is from the same variant.
Kī-n, another (suffixed) variant of kēi-, is the root of the Greek verb kineîn “to move, shake, drive, drive away,”
with the derivative nouns kínēsis and kínēma.
In English, kinesis is a term used in physiology for the movement
of an organism in response to a stimulus, such as light;
the English noun cinema is an expensive word for movie or movies or the movies.
Dictionary.com:
“Cite” vs. “Site” vs. “Sight”: How To Spot The Difference
Published May 20, 2021
Cite, site, and sight are classic homophones:
they sound the same, but differ in meaning (and spelling).
Cite is most commonly used as a verb
in the context of facts, sources, and academic papers.
Site is most commonly used as a noun
in the context of locations and places.
And sight is used in the context of seeing and things that are seen.
Sounds straightforward, but it can get complicated.
Is it sightseeing or siteseeing?
Seeing the sights or seeing the sites?
After all, when you’re sightseeing (spoiler),
the sights you’re seeing are often historical sites and cultural sites.
In this article, we’ll break down the distinctionsin detail
so that you’ll be able to sight the difference from a mile away.
We would cite our sources except that, well,
this site *is* the source.
⚡️ Quick summary
You cite facts or sources, especially in an academic paper.
A site is a place or a location.
Sight is the sense of vision, but it can also refer to something you see.
What does cite mean?
Cite is most commonly used as a verb.
Its most common meanings
all involve providing facts, proof, evidence, or examples.oom
In an academic context, cite means
“to quote a passage especially as an authority.”
When you write a paper, you’re required
to cite any sources you used to find the information in it.
There are different formal methods for citing information
(including when you cite an entry from Dictionary.com.
When making reference to information from a source
(such as including a quote from it) in an academic paper,
citing that source often includes noting the author’s last name
and the year of publication.
All of the sources consulted for the paper are often placed in a list
that follows the text of the paper.
Depending on its format and the particular style being used,
this list may be called a bibliographyor may be labeled “Works cited.”
An entry in this list is called a citation
(or a cite for short, but this is not all that common).
Citations often include details like the author’s full name, the title of the source, and the year it was published, among other things.
More generally, cite can mean
“to mention in support or as proof or confirmation of something.”
This is kind of like citing sources or examples,
but in everyday situations instead of a written report.
For example, you might say something like
I can cite many examples of times that I’ve experienced kindness from strangers in my own life.
Cite is also used in legal context.
If you’ve been cited for a legal infraction,
it means you’ve been officially summoned to court for it.
This is, etymologically, the original sense of the word.
Cite comes from the Latin verb citāre, meaning
“to hurry, set in motion, summon before a court,” from ciēre, “to move.”
What does site mean?
Site is most commonly used as a noun
to mean “the position or location of something,”
especially the exact place where something is, was, or will be located,
as in They’ve finally chosen a site for the new school.
This sense of the word is used in terms like construction site,
campsite, and worksite.
The term on-site means
“located at the place where something takes place,”
as in an on-site medical facility or on-site daycare.
A site isn’t always a location on the ground.
The word can be used to refer to other locations,
such as a point on the body,
as in The patient complained of pain at the injection site.
As a noun, site is also used in another common way
—it’s short for website.
This is related to its sense as a place or location,
since a website is essentially a location on the internet.
Less commonly, site can be used as a verb meaning
“to place something somewhere or to provide something with a location.”
You might say
Residents protested when the company announced plans to site its next factory next to the river.
Site comes from Latin situs, meaning “position, arrangement, site.”
It’s not related to the root that cite comes from.
How to use cite vs. site
It can be hard to remember the difference between site and cite
because they’re spelled so similarly.
One thing that can help is that site is much more commonly a noun, while cite is much more commonly a verb.
You can remember that site begins with s
because in most cases site could be replaced with the word spot.
You can remember that cite begins with c
because its noun form is citation
(and “sitation” is not a word—not one that we know about, anyway).
What does sight mean?
As a noun, sight can mean “vision,”
as in The doctor said my sight has improved.
Or it can mean “something that is seen,”
as in We’re hoping to see some beautiful sights on our vacation.
It’s this sense of the word that appears in see the sights
and sightseeing, or in expressions like
It was a sight to behold or What a sight!
As a verb, sight usually means “to see, to notice, to observe,”
as in I’m hoping to sight some rare birds on my trip.
If you can substitute it with “see”
and the sentence has the same meaning,
you’re probably using it right.
Sight is the oldest word of the bunch
(it’s been used in English for the longest time).
It comes from the Old English sihth,
which ultimately comes from sēon,
which is also the basis of the word see.
How to use sight vs. site
This might be the most confusable pair,
especially in the context of tourism.
Remember that it’s sightseeing, not siteseeing.
But there are cases where sight and site will mean nearly the same thing
—seeing the sights often involves visiting sites
that are historical or important in some other way.
Here’s an easy way to remember
which word is the right one to use.
If it’s a sight, it’s specifically something you’re looking at
—it might even be so beautiful that it makes you sigh.
If it’s a site, it’s a place that you’re visiting
—hopefully a place with somewhere to sit and rest.
Examples of cite, site, and sight used in a sentence
Here are a few real-world examples to help
illustrate the differences between cite, site, and sight.
- Be sure to cite all of your sources, even ones you don’t quote directly.
- You could tell she was prepared because she cited several employment statistics off the top of her head during the discussion.
- The site of the explosion was still filled with rubble.
- Check out our other site, Thesaurus.com, for synonyms and grammar content!
- My sight isn’t too good these days—I really need to get glasses.
- The sight of such an important historical site filled me with awe.
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Dictionary.com:
Sight Word Activities:
Fun Ways To Help Kids Learn To Read And Write
Published March 27, 2020
By Lindsay Barrett
If you have an early reader and writer in your life,
you’ve likely heard of “sight words.“
What are they, why do kids need to learn them,
and how can you help without inciting groans of boredom?
Here are the basics you need to know, and
a handy list of fun practice activities
that will have kids too busy moving and creating to complain.
What are sight words, and why are they important?
Sight words are just that:
words readers recognize automatically by sight.
These include what are known as high-frequency words
—the words that occur most commonly in everyday language
Like to, was, and come.
Sight words can also include names, proper nouns, or other words specifically meaningful to a child,
such as
Grammy for a grandmother’s name or
Ohio if children live in that state.
Knowing sight words helps kids
who are learning to read do so more fluently
by acting as landmarks among words that must be decoded.
For instance,
when an early reader spots familiar words
like I, can, and my in the sentence I can ride my bike,
it’s easier to make meaningful attempts at
the remaining unknown words when
they can orient around known sight words.
Sight words also help sentence-writing
for early writers feel less daunting.
Writing I went to a baseball game is more manageable
when the learner knows I, went, to, and a by heart.
How to help kidslearn sight words
Conventional belief is that sight words require rote memorization.
There is truth to this: knowing words automatically
is a hallmark of proficient reading.
Eventually, most readers memorize thousands of common words.
And hey, all the words in this article are likely your adult “sight words.” Nicely done!
But it’s not only about memorization
when kids are learning sight words.
It’s still important to help children
read left to rightacross a sight word
and connect the letters to sounds spoken.
This is true even when words break common spelling rules.
In was,for example, the W makes a /w/ sound,
but the A sounds like /uh/ (short U),
and the S actually sounds like a Z.
You can still “read” the word was by pointing to the letters
as you make each sound to help children
make these letter-sound connections
—and hopefully remember them when they see the word was
again in print or when trying to write it.
Lindsay Barrett is a teacher and literacy consultant. She writes resources for educators and parents. Find out more about her work at lindsay-barrett.com.
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary
Cite & site & sight
You cite the authorin an endnote;
you visit a Web site or the site of the crime,
and you sight your beloved running toward you in slow motion on the beach (a sight for sore eyes!).
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for cite
SUMMON, CALL, CITE, CONVOKE, CONVENE, MUSTER
mean to demand the presence of.
SUMMON implies the exercise of authority.
was summoned to answer charges
CALL may be used less formally for SUMMON.
called the legislature into special session
CITE implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge.
cited for drunken driving
CONVOKE implies a summons to assemble
for deliberative or legislative purposes.
convoked a Vatican council
CONVENE is somewhat less formal than CONVOKE.
convened the students
MUSTER suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group
in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole.
mustered the troops
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Cite, Sight, and Site
The three homophones cite, sight, and site
are occasionally confused by some people when used as nouns (sight and site) or as verbs (all three words).
They needn’t cause trouble: with a little thought,
most people who struggle with them can settle upon the correct choice.
Cite is most often encountered in the sense of “to name in a citation”;
it may also mean “to mention as an example”
or “to order to appear in a court of law.“
Most of the senses of sight
are concerned withthe act or action of seeing.
A wonderful spectacle might be described as a sight,
as might the general capacity to see anything
(“my sight is not as good as it once was”).
Site is most often concerned with location;
it is related to the verb situate "to locate" and situation "a position."
A building site is the place where the building is, or will be, located.
In contemporary English,
site has increasingly been used as a shortened form of website,
for the location of a specific page on the Internet.
If you connect
citation with cite,
eyesight with sight, and
situate with site,
you are unlikely to make an error.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Usage Notes
'Cite' vs. 'Site' vs. 'Sight'
Spotting the differences
What to Know
Cite, site and sight are often confused in usage.
Cite, which is often used when making reference to something,
typically functions as a verb (“to cite a source”).
Site can be either a noun or a verb
referring to a place or the act of finding a place for something.
Sight is usually concerned with the act or action of seeing
(as in “a beautiful sight”).
All of us, no matter how persnickety we are about grammar and usage,
will occasionally manage to confuse such words as cite and site.
And while all homophones can be tricky,
in this case the two words mentioned above are joined
(and complicated further) by a third,
one that is less orthographically similar,
but nonetheless identicalin sound (sight).
The Meaning and Usage of 'Cite'
Cite typically functions as a verb
(although it is occasionally found as a shortening of the noun citation, with such meanings as “to quote by way of example, authority, or proof,” “to name in a citation,” and “to order to appear in a court of law.”
The word comes from the Latin citare (“to rouse, call on, summon”)
and is often found used on the sense of making reference to something.
The Meaning and Usage of 'Site'
Site can be either a noun
(such as “a space of ground occupied or to be occupied by a building”
or “the place, scene, or point of an occurrence or event”)
or a verb (“to place on a site or in position”).
The word comes from the Latin sinere (“to leave, allow”),
and is generally used in reference to a location
(even in cases, such as an internet site,
where that location is somewhat incorporeal).
The Meaning and Usage of 'Sight'
Most of the senses of sight are concerned with the act
or action of seeing (it comes from the Old English gesiht,
meaning “faculty or act of sight, thing seen”).
A wonderful spectacle might be described as a sight,
as might the general capacity to see anything
(“my sight is not as good as it once was”).
Lest you think that this is the sort of mistake
one only finds on Twitter, or in hastily written school reports,
all three words are routinely found used incorrectly
in published and edited prose.
An Easy Way to Remember 'Cite'/'Site'/'Sight'
If you still have trouble distinguishing between these three words
try to associate
cite with citation,
sight with eyesight, and
site with situate.
