What do the initials 'sic' stand for - they are often seen in a typed up version of an interview?

Answer 1

It's used to indicate that a grammatical error was made by whomever is being quoted, and is not a typo by the author.

Answer 2

I'm a type 1 diabetic, and I can tell you that my blood sugar levels do, in fact, affect my mood. Enraged? Not really, but I have been irritable and whiney like a big wuss-wad...LOL Another thing is that emotional stresses can effect blood sugar too, so although blood sugar might be normal one moment a mental/emotional stress can cause the body to release stored sugars for a "flight or fight" syndrome the body physiologically exepriences.... Bottom line, however, is that the mind is capable of a lot and he should still be able to control behavior... He can't control his moods (who can?) but he can control his behavior and his diabetes should not be an excuse...if it is, then he needs to seek some professional help.

Answer 3

"Sic" is a Latin word that means "thus" or, in writing, "it was thus in the source material"

In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material is a verbatim reproduction of the quoted original and is not a transcription error.

The word sic is sometimes erroneously thought to be an acronym, from any of a number of phrases such as "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". These "backronyms" are false etymologies.

Answer 4

It's a latin word and means 'as this'.

Usually it's used to indicate that what may appear to be an error is in fact correct. For example...

... the article stated that "Roland (sic) Reagan was president from 1981 to 1989"

Answer 5

It means "This is how I found it." Sic is used when the writer is using the exact words, spelling or grammar of the original and it may be incorrect. By using "Sic" he is telling you that he did not make a mistake.

Answer 6

sic. is inserted directly after an error to indicate that it was intended. It's Latin for just as that. It's often used to report exactly what was said by a witness or interviewee where this was ungrammatical or incorrect. If there was an omission, this is shown in brackets.

Answer 7

Sic..Thus....Inserted in brackets in a text to indicate that an odd spelling or reading is in fact what was written,even though it is or appears to be wrong.

Answer 8

When you are re-writing someone elses work and they spelled something rong (sic) you speel (sic) it wrong also so that people know you were transcribing the work exactly as you had found it.

Answer 9

It is used to indicate an error in an original quotation. For instance, if you quote something from an article, and a word is misspelled in the original quotation, you use [sic] to indicate that the error was the author's, not yours.

It is Latin for "thus."

Answer 10

The word sic is used to show that was the actual word used.
For instance, if somebody spelled a word wrong perhaps mary instead of marry, the writer would report- HE WENT THERE TO MARY (SIC) HIS DAUGHTER. i.e showing that the original writer had spelled the word like that and not the reporter, From the latin "thus (written)
HTH LOL!

Answer 11

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).