I LOVE Reading! Always Have. But there is something that I see in books that has always stumped me. Often while reading a non fiction book, I see this; [sic]
What does this mean? I have a feeling that it is used to say that the word is misspelled, but what does it stand for exactly?
2006-11-11 07:01:53 · 7 answers · asked by One Race The Human Race 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2006-11-12 04:46:42 · update #1
Sic 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.
This may be used either to show that an uncommon or archaic usage is reported faithfully (for instance, quoting the U.S. Constitution, "The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker...") or to highlight an error, often for the purpose of ridicule or irony (for instance, "Dan Quayle famously changed a student's spelling to 'potatoe' [sic]"), or otherwise, to quote accurately while maintaining the reputation of the person or organization quoting its source.
In folk etymology, "sic" is sometimes erroneously thought to be an abbreviation of "spelling is correct", "same in copy", "spelled incorrectly", "spelling incompetent", "said in context", "stupid in context", "stand incorrect", "spelling intentionally changed", or "sans intent comique", to cite but a few backronyms.
2006-11-11 12:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it means that the information provided is quoted from an original source that maybe wasn't the greatest speller. if you correct the spelling then technically it is a misquote, so you put the [sic] in there so everyone knows that it is not you who doesn't know how to spell... just the unfortunate person you quoted. do you think maybe this stemmed from ego?
p.s. the sic stands for something Latin i believe. or maybe as simple as 'source incorrect.'
2006-11-11 09:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Spring S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 15:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that something was quoted exactly, even though there is some kind of error--spelling or grammar--in the quotation.
2006-11-11 07:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by Bookworm girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that is precisely how the word(s) was written or said-usually in some way that either was incorrect or is now out moded.
2006-11-11 07:25:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand it as- "out of context" a quote or used verbiage from an outside source- person or other reference.
2006-11-11 07:30:04 · answer #6 · answered by Denise W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quoted exactly, even if it's context or factual content or spelling is incorrect.
Latin, meaning "thus" or "so".
You could quote me by saying:-
"Quoted exactly, even if it's [sic] context or factual content or spelling is incorrect."
("It's" was incorrect. It should have been "its".)
2006-11-11 07:31:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋