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The term comment is pronounced differently in British English (UK) and American English (US). According to the IPA (key), the UK English pronunciation is /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/, [ˈkʰɒm.ɛnt], while the US English pronunciation is /ˈkɑmɛnt/, [ˈkʰɑmɛnt].

Interestingly, coment and comment were derived from Middle English, which in turn originated from Old French coment ("commentary"). The term commentum meant "comment, interpretation" in Late Latin, whereas in Classical Latin, it referred to "invention, fabrication".

As a noun, the term comment refers to an expression of opinion or explanation about something, usually in response to a topic or discussion.

A comment, whether countable or uncountable, is an expressional manifestation in speech or writing. I withhold my opinion on that matter. Please heed the teacher's comments inscribed in the margin of your graded dissertation.

In August 1907, author Robert W. Chambers described a woman as "a tight little craft," which was always Austin's unwavering opinion of the woman as confirmed by her neat and pristine exterior.

Shane O'Mara's book, Why Torture Doesn’t Work: The Neuroscience of Interrogation reported former Senator Rick Santorum's comment stating, "He doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they've broken they become cooperative" regarding Senator John McCain's rejection of torture.

In uncountable terms, the act of commenting refers to the expression of one's opinion.

In the field of linguistics, a comment is the part of the sentence that provides new information about the current theme, also known as a rheme.

In the realm of programming, a comment is an annotation injected into source code meant to be disregarded by the compiler or interpreter, intended to aid comprehension by developers.

Here are the translations of the word "comment":

→ In Japanese: コメント (komento)

→ In Korean: 코멘트 (komenteu)

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Etymology 2[edit]

The word "comment" originated from the Middle English language, from the words "commenten" and "comenten." It has roots in Latin, from the word "commentari," which means to think over, discuss, and write about.

Verb[edit]

The word "comment" is a verb that refers to the act of remarking on something. It inflects as "comments" in the third person singular present tense, "commenting" in the present participle, and "commented" in the simple past and past participle.

You can see an example of how to use "comment" in a sentence below:

“My Continental prominence is improving,” I remarked dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “That's great to hear,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “If your intentions were to be known, your life wouldn't be worth a curse.”

In 1910, Emerson Hough wrote about a man named Dunwody, commenting that he was a fine man as they parted. He predicted that they would see him in Washington someday, where he would be strengthening his forces against Mr. Benton.

On July 5th, 2003, Pierre Salinger of ABC News shared his analysis on the subject of top film choices. According to him, Mamet consistently emphasizes the fact that commerce is ultimately a matter of confidence.

In the winter of 2009, John M. Kang discussed the relationship between manliness and the constitution in an academic article published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. He cited Cambridge historian Mervyn James, who explains that trivial disputes often spiral out of control, resulting in violent conflicts.

To provide feedback or make notes, one may comment, either intransitively using the prepositions "on" or "about," or transitively according to the obsolete definition by commenting or remarking on something. In software development, commenting refers to inserting notes into source code to ensure clarity and organization. In other cases, commenting can mean commenting out code to disable it.

For further exploration on this topic, refer to the French dictionary.

Etymology [revise]

The origin of the term "comment" is traced back to the French word "comme" and the suffix "-ment".[1]

Pronunciation [revise]

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) notation for "comment" is /kɔ.mɑ̃/ whereas the French pronunciation guide suggests the phonemes as "key":

Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Adverb [revise]

"Comment" is an adverb which is directly translated into English as "how". For instance, "Comment te sens-tu ?" means "How do you feel?"

Derived terms [revise]

None

Descendants [revise]

The French word "comment" has influenced the following language(s):

→ German: Komment

Louisiana Creole French: konmen

References [revise]

^ Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009), “muid I 4”, in Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

Note:

In French, "comment" may also function as a conjunction meaning "how", and it is a part of various expressions such as "comment ça va" which translates to "how are you?".

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Old French[modify]

Adverb[revise]

Expresses a method of doing something.

Another way to say comant.

Portuguese[modify]

Etymology[revise]

Undomesticated borrowing from the English language comment.

Noun[edit]

Expression conveying someone's views or opinions.

comment m (plural comments)

(Internet jargon) Comment, remark

Synonym: comentário