Saturday, November 12, 2011

If I said, "The argument was made in toto" is the use of the word "toto" correct?

Correct, if I am referring to the complete or unabridged argument. AND what is the origin of "toto" in the English language?|||In toto is a legal term deriving from the Latin (which it is why it is 'in', not 'en') and meaning 'in entirety'. It is a bit pedantic used in any other than a legal context but nothing wrong in that per se.





It would be capitalised if it was referring to Ms Gale's dog, but would not make much sense.|||I assume the origin is latin and the usage is correct unless you meant the dog form the Wizard of oz. Then it's just creepy and wrong.|||"en toto" is the better usage.





It's Latin. En toto, smart people like to use it. *laughter*





It's like saying, "in the end," or, "in total."|||Dorothy's dog|||If you are speaking of Dorthy's dog then it is correct.

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