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OT Grammar Gurus: What does "[sic]" mean in an article?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:12 pm
TIA Baws and Gaws.
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Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:13 pm to PocketAces
If you quote something, typically printed, written or published, and do so with the errors intact (almost always spelling or grammar) you denote that you know that it is incorrect by annotating it with [sic] to confirm that.
ETA: "Sic" is a Latin adverb meaning "intentionally so written".
ETA: "Sic" is a Latin adverb meaning "intentionally so written".
This post was edited on 9/6/15 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:14 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
If you quote something, typically printed, written or published, and so with with [sic] errors (almost always spelling or grammar) you denote that you know that it is incorrect by annotating it with [sic] to confirm that.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:15 pm to Ace Midnight
^^^^ he's right. But to add, it's to let the reader know it's an exact quote and exactly how the person said/spelled/or wrote it. So the person you're quoting messed up, not you.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:16 pm to Ace Midnight
Right. You are just showing that you are representing thing true to the original creater. It is Latin for "thus." As in thus it was written.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:16 pm to Tyler9258
Got it.. thanks fellas! 
This post was edited on 9/6/15 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:19 pm to Peazey
quote:
original creater. (Sic) It is Latin for "thus." As in thus it was written.
Like this?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:27 pm to High C
quote:
quote:
original creater. (Sic) It is Latin for "thus." As in thus it was written.
Like this?
No, you enclose with square brackets and not parentheses, plus the word itself is not capitalized but usually is italicized. So if I were quoting you I would put
quote:
original creater [sic]. (Sic) [sic] It is Latin for "thus." As in thus it was written.
because you should have written
quote:
original creater [sic]. It is Latin for "thus." As in thus it was written.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:29 pm to Ace Midnight
I knew what it meant in practice, but I had no idea of the Latin origin. I thought that it was simply an acronym for Spelling Is Correct.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:41 pm to foshizzle
Got it. 
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:57 pm to PocketAces
quote:
Got it.. thanks fellas!
Now..is anyone gonna address "Gaws"?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:58 pm to cattus
Whats wrong with Gaw, Baw?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 8:13 pm to PocketAces
OT is full of latin scholars 
Posted on 9/6/15 at 8:58 pm to PocketAces
It is stupid
Posted on 9/6/15 at 9:01 pm to foshizzle
Thanks for the info
Posted on 9/6/15 at 9:42 pm to PocketAces
Just another way for white newspaper types to feel superior to people of color.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 9:45 pm to Ace Midnight
So I have a follow up. Do people often use it when there are no errors? I know it's used for errors but I sometimes see it when I am positive no errors are present. So will people use it just to show it's an exact quote and not necessarily just because of errors?
Posted on 9/6/15 at 9:51 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
quote:
Do people often use it when there are no errors? I know it's used for errors but I sometimes see it when I am positive no errors are present.
No. You are just too dumb to recognize the error.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 9:51 pm to PocketAces
This is one sic thread.
Here's a fun image from the other inbreds from Alabama.
Here's a fun image from the other inbreds from Alabama.
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