I've seen it in a few books and dictionaries too i believe.
2007-03-26 15:00:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it means "the guy who wrote this made the spelling/grammatical mistake, not me, I'm just quoting it the way it was written"
2007-03-26 15:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by silentnonrev 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The word (sic) in parenthesis noted after a quotation means that if there is an error in the preceding sentence, then the author of the sentence or quote makes the error and not the person quoting a passage or sentence. It is a device adopted by journalists when quoting their sources
e g ' I will defend my inocency (sic) to the end', said the convicted criminal.
2007-03-26 22:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Imogen Sue 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it means that the author has left a mistake (in grammar or spelling) in intentionally, usually if the [sic] is part of a direct quotation or notation. Correcting the error would change the quotation, so authors will note [sic] to signify that it is not their mistake, but a direct quotation.
2007-03-26 22:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by DOUGLAS P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does 'sic' indicate? That means: spelling-is-incorrect; when you quote something, you quote it with the misspelling. By adding 'sic' you are showing that it is not your misspelling error, but that it was that way in the text you are quoting.
Best.
H
2007-03-26 22:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It indicates that the word was written as found in the source, and that the error contained is not that of the author quoting the source. For example, let's say that you come across the following in a book:
"The man with the brwon hat was wealthy."
You would quote it thus:
"The man with the brwon [sic] hat was wealthy."
2007-03-26 22:04:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Example:
"There was once a little girl named Regina who lived by the river, but where she lived was so codl [sic] it made her shiver."
2007-03-26 23:41:49 · answer #6 · answered by Aaron K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It indicates where something is misspelled, and the misspelling is from a written quote, and the original writer misspelled it.It means, "so it is,"
2007-03-26 22:06:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means that - for example = if the preceding word is misspelled or used weird that it is actually the way it was used in the original
2007-03-26 22:04:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means "thus" and it means that the error you are quoting is the way the original was written and you didn't make a new mistake
2007-03-26 22:03:17 · answer #9 · answered by rosends 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's a Latin word to say: SO, LIKE THIS, EXACTLY.
Ciao.
2007-03-27 08:19:31 · answer #10 · answered by ombra mattutina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋