I see news articles where people are quoted or in the press release it has the phrase the word sic in parentheses (sic) -- what does that mean?
2006-07-20 08:29:34 · 7 answers · asked by scott p 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
"Sic" is Latin for "thus." This little notation means, "Hey, I know this quote looks wrong, but it was that way when I found it, so don't blame me." Maybe the original text used archaic spelling or the original writer just messed up. But the person who's quoting that text is aware of the earlier mistake and wants you to know it.
[Sic] is shorthand for all that, at least to scholarly types.
2006-07-20 08:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Tory 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Scott,
'sic' is latin and it is used to clarify that something that you are writing or reporting is not correct, but you are writiing it/reporting it just as it was said.
Lawyers use it a lot,
reporters as well, when they are reporting, and not giving their
opinion, LoL....
ex: i was just questioning his questioning to question (sic) and he went bezerk....
Hope this helps!
2006-07-20 10:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by vim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that is how the original work (written or spoken) was provided - spelling or grammatical errors were not corrected by the editor.
"sic" is Latin for thus, or so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic
2006-07-20 08:35:29 · answer #3 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means that the error (beside the sic) was in the original document that they were quoting.
2006-07-20 08:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is an addition to a statement by the author, kind of like adding something to a quote.
2006-07-20 08:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by jack f 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
sick you dummy like that benz S550 is sic get it dummy
2006-07-20 09:07:54 · answer #6 · answered by butch 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋
same thing as cool or tight it's just another word people use for saying they like something
2006-07-20 08:33:12 · answer #7 · answered by midnightsmokerchic23 4 · 0⤊ 9⤋