What does it mean when you see this in a quoted block of text: [sic].?

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What does it mean when you see this in a quoted block of text: [sic].?

2007-03-17 14:30:11 · 3 answers · asked by Pineapple Hat 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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it means mistakes or misspellings within the quote are original to the source - so you know they aren't just a typo on the part of the quoter.

2007-03-17 14:33:44 · answer #1 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋

That means that the one quoting the text knows that the word immediately preceding the [sic] is misspelled or otherwise incorrect.

2007-03-17 21:34:10 · answer #2 · answered by kayork 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's Latin-means "It is written"-the Writer is quoting someone else's statement,with any uncorrected errors preserved as in the original,usually to draw attention to these mistakes.

2007-03-17 21:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by Devmeister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋