2006-09-16 11:24:49 · 5 answers · asked by Dellajoy 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
sic /sik; Eng. sɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[seek; Eng. sik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adverb Latin. so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: He signed his name as e. e. cummings (sic).
2006-09-16 11:28:06 · answer #1 · answered by Laura D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was written thus (by the original author)
Usually applied when a word has been mispelled or some mistake made but the person reproducing the work didn't want to change the original text. Thus sic is used to head off all the complaints which might come pointing out there was a typo or other error. By using it you are generally saying "Yes I know it was wrong, but that's the way it was in the original"
2006-09-16 18:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by Tammi J 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It applies to the word immediately preceding the "(sic)," and it means the person intentionally wrote the word that way because someone else had written it that way.
2006-09-16 18:28:49 · answer #3 · answered by S&S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means that the word was misspelled in the original text, and intentionally left that way.
2006-09-16 18:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by Who, Me? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
under the weather . .
2006-09-16 18:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋