# A PSA: Sight != Site != Cite **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 13, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601 "2003-06-13T15:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/1 "2003-06-13T15:46:02Z")
I’m not usually much of a grammar nazi. I usually give folks the benefit of the doubt, since we all make typos or brain farts, and if I can understand you and you understand me, that’s all we need. But for some reason this particular mistake irks me to no end. It exes me. And I’ve noticed an increase in frequency around here. So as a public service: Cite is short for Citation, an independent confirmation of fact. Site is either short for Website, (i.e. a document available via http or similar protocol) or refers to an actual location in space. Sight is something that is seen. It is not the same as either of the above. Thank you. (And I know it’s coming so I’ll make the jokes myself: the next three posts will most likely be: “Cite?” “Sight?” and “Site?”) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/2 "2003-06-13T15:53:27Z")
Cyst? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/3 "2003-06-13T15:56:25Z")
Shite? ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/4 "2003-06-13T15:59:03Z")
kite? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/5 "2003-06-13T16:04:55Z")
[CEIT?](http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=CEIT) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/6 "2003-06-13T16:17:59Z")
[SETI?](http://www.seti.org/) ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/7 "2003-06-13T16:24:17Z")
[TIES?](http://www.thesly1.com//) ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/8 "2003-06-13T16:26:49Z")
WIGHT? ---
**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/9 "2003-06-13T16:35:03Z")
[A site for sore eyes](http://www.medem.com/search/article_display.cfm?path=%5CTANQUERAY%5CM_ContentItem&mstr=/M_ContentItem/ZZZFSD0XHCC.html&soc=CDC&srch_typ=NAV_SERCH) ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/10 "2003-06-13T17:27:21Z")
**gonzoron** , it drives me nuts too. ---
**Author:** ![Mayfield\_St.Cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@Mayfield\_St.Cloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayfield_St.Cloud)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/11 "2003-06-13T17:33:49Z")
BITE? Or, maybe BYTE? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/12 "2003-06-13T18:24:25Z")
[mite?](http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/bemf/microangela/mitec.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Fang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/13 "2003-06-13T18:28:19Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by gonzoron \* > \*\* And I’ve noticed an increase in frequency around here._\* I don’t suppose that to support this claim you happen to have any kind of… proof? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/14 "2003-06-13T18:31:53Z")
Thai Iced Tea? ---
**Author:** ![UES\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@UES\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UES_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/15 "2003-06-13T18:37:39Z")
We should nuke the cite from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/16 "2003-06-13T19:03:28Z")
Paris has the _Ile de la cite_ ---
**Author:** ![KarmaComa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/17 "2003-06-13T20:53:27Z")
> [@](#): > > A PSA: Sight != Site != Cite You know, I hate to be a stickler, but can sight still equal cite, or did you mean, “sight ~= site ~= cite ~= sight”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/18 "2003-06-13T22:45:27Z")
The sight of a cite from a reputable site excites me. ---
**Author:** ![Mariemarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/19 "2003-06-13T23:22:02Z")
scythe? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601/20 "2003-06-13T23:26:35Z")
As we say (or should say) in Great Debates, “Out of cite = out of mind.” 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-psa-sight-site-cite/181601.md?page=2)