Ending a sentence in ぞと


One of the people I follow on twitter sometimes ends his sentences in ぞと. Is
this just a more polite form of ぞ？

Here's an example:

> ブログUPしましたぞと♪(´ε｀ )




This `ぞと` should be broken down into two particles:

  * `...ぞ`: reinforces and reminds one's decision or will to oneself 
    * ex. さあ、やるぞ。Here I go.
  * `...と`: light declaration 
    * ex. いつか行こうっと。I'll visit there one day.

So your example roughly means, "There, I've posted a new blog article." And
no, it doesn't add any politeness to the sentence.

The same `と` is discussed in [this
board](https://web.archive.org/web/20110602195339/http://nihongo-
online.jp/bbs/discuss.cgi?id=20&mode=part&page=0&num=2401&sort=1&back=tree)
(Japanese), which cites 明鏡国語辞典 {めいきょうこくごじてん} (Meikyo Japanese Dictionary):

> （「・・・っと」の形で）軽く言い放つのに使う。 (In the form of ...っと) used to declare something
> lightly.

The preceding sentence is usually in volitional form, like ` もう寝ようっと`. Or, as
in the case of ...ぞ, expresses volition in some other way.

Note: depending on the context, there are cases that ぞと should be parsed as
「...ぞ」と, as explained in istrasci's answer.

