Why do Puerto Ricans always say ditto?

Question

i know that bendito means blessed in english right? well i am half mexican but have several puerto rican friends and they say dito in almost every sentence, I never asked what it means but they say it when you tell them a story or as an expression all the time...

Answer 1

Dito is just a shorter way of saying bendito. Some also say 'endito. Which means something like blessed be.

In that case, it sounds like a lovely comment to throw into the conversation a lot! - Luzbonita, MAY 13, 2011

Answer 2

Because we want to!

Answer 3

Sin ofender a nadie, Tengo un buen amigo quien una vez me preguntó, " ¿Sabes como diferenciar entre una boricua y los demas hispano hablantes.? Las Borinqueñas siempre añaden,"ito," a cada palabra!

No offense meant to anybody. A good friend of mine once asked me, "Do you know how to tell a Purerto Rican from the rest of Spanish speakers? When I replied no, he stated; We Puerto Ricans always add ,"ito" to every word.

Ecuadorians also use diminuitives all the time - other Spanish speakers used to often tell me that they thought I was Ecuadorian because I had picked up the habit after spending a few months there - I still tend to use 'ahorita' all the time :) - Kiwi-Girl, MAY 13, 2011

Answer 4

I must say, I've learned alot of my Spanish from Puerto Ricans and never heard that... or atleast never noticed it. Lol, maybe I do it to...

I would say bvega's answer seems most appropriate.