Can You Cite the Site Where You Lost Your Sight?
The “site” trio seems to be causing some confusion nowadays, probably as a result of the “shorthand” used by instant messagers. This is another simple problem to unravel.
A site (noun) is a place — virtual or actual — like a construction site or a website.
To cite (verb) something is to quote from it or make reference to it. You cite a reference in a research paper, or you can cite something in conversation. (“He cited an article from The Wall Street Journal.”)
The noun form of “to cite” is “citation.” In legal lingo, a person who has received a “citation” (more commonly known as a ticket) has been cited for his crime. In publishing, a citation is a reference in a bibliography or footnote to the source of given material.
Sight (verb) is the act of seeing something (as in “He sighted the deer”).
Sight (noun) is the physical sense of seeing or the ability to see. (“Diabetes destroyed his sight”). A sight is a hunting term for a device which aids the hunter to accurately aim at his target.