In a written report by an investigator, he has put (sic) after the name of my supervisor at work ?
2006-10-09 14:05:17 · 10 answers · asked by Ernest 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Sic (pronouned as "seek") is a Latin word meaning "thus", "so", or "just as that". In writing, it is italicized and placed within square brackets — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, or other preceding quoted material is a verbatim reproduction of the quoted original and is not a transcription error.
2006-10-09 14:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Generally [sic] means that you know that there is something about it that seems wrong, but you have accurately reproduced the information. It is most often used when you quote something that has a typo or mistake in it; you're acknowledging the mistake and affirming that you have reproduced the quote correctly. I have never seen it after a person's name, but I could imagine that perhaps your supervisor has some sort of unusual or "funny" name, and the investigator is trying to say, "That's the real name."
2006-10-10 13:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sic means-- there is an error here but it wasn't me!
If you cite a quotation exactly how you read it but it wasn't written properly in the source you are quoting, you use sic.
2006-10-09 21:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by True Blue 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
in a written statement, sic is used when quoting someone else with a mistake (grammar or spelling) done by the person you're quoting, to let readers know that this person is the one who messed with the writting, and not you. after a person's name, i don't know.
2006-10-09 21:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by colorlessblueideas 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Sic" is Latin for "thus." Apparently, since the 1880s, writers have used [sic] next to quotations that include errors.
2006-10-09 21:09:55 · answer #5 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"sic" (properly placed in square brackets) means the word it follows is misspelled and the person writing it knows it is misspelled but that is the way it appeared in the source which is being cited.
2006-10-10 10:38:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Incorrect spelling or error
2006-10-09 21:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by PD GAL 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I always wondered that myself...maybe it means spelling incorrect
2006-10-09 21:07:52 · answer #8 · answered by Rena 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it means the Spelling is wrong
2006-10-09 21:06:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
spelling is correct? lol idk ive never seen it.
2006-10-09 22:33:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋