2007-02-26 10:40:27 · 7 answers · asked by Jessica B 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You insert "(sic)" after a misspelling (usually in a quote) to show you wrote it that way on purpose.
sic in the adverbial sense means: intentionally so written (comes from Latin).
2007-02-26 10:50:23 · answer #1 · answered by mary4882 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(sic) is used when copying from one form of media to another, and you are carrying over a spelling or grammer mistake. Example:
Original: One affternoon I went to the zoo
Copy: One affternoon (sic) I went to the zoo
Because the spelling mistake was copied identically.
It's Latin and means: just as that, so, thus
2007-02-26 18:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unofficially it's "said in context" - meaning, that's the way it was originally written, even though it's either grammatically incorrect or spelled incorrectly. Usually to show the problem is not with the people editing or publishing, but with the original work.
2007-02-26 18:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by T J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adverb: Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally.
2007-02-26 18:48:53 · answer #4 · answered by mad_oak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually in brackets after a quotation to indicate that the quotation is accurately reporduced even though it may seem questionable or incorrect.
2007-02-26 18:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by sarge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spelling incorrect.
2007-02-26 18:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sick
2007-02-26 18:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by cici c 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋