2007-06-01 18:04:42 · 8 answers · asked by the answer to your questions! 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
So.
2007-06-01 18:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like alot of other terms about the English language this one comes from Latin and literally translates as "as I found it." This claim is made to exclude the writer from approbation, as many of the previous respondents have stated, there's an obvious error in spelling or grammar that the writer hopes readers know s/he wouldn't make. It's a way of saying that the writer didn't make the error, their source did.
2007-06-05 17:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by chick2lit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that they are using the exact words (grammar and syntax) of the person they are quoting or interviewing or whatever. [sic] refers to any errors in the interviewee's speech... it is a way to show that the newspaper is using the other person's incorrect word or grammar usage, and that the paper, itself, is not at fault.
Although... generally speaking, I have caught TONS of non-[sic] errors in our local paper.
2007-06-01 18:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Sic" is used to indicate that what is being printed is a faithful representation of the speaker's words. It is commonly used when a speaker is using slang, or has misstated something and the newspaper wants to indicate that this is the speaker's error, and not a typo.
Ex: "After that she killeded (sic) him with a knife..."
2007-06-01 18:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by rbanzai 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
sic 1 (sk) KEY
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.
2007-06-01 18:11:28 · answer #5 · answered by tichur 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can look up the real news of that era in any library they have the old newspapers on computers now Typical headlines might have been "another death in factory" The machinery was new, lots of accidents happened Also LOTS of housing was thrown up especially in Manchester (uk) The person that designed those terraced houses has documentaries about him - I forget his name now tho, sorry Remember that children were sent to work in that era or they didnt eat What a cool project to work on! Ill bet youll find all manner of interesting things to write about times have seriously changed since then especially in regards to safety
2016-05-19 01:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(sic) means: as spoken even if incorrect.
Ambrose Bierce called it, "an editorial sneer".
2007-06-01 18:09:36 · answer #7 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
spelled incorrectly?
2007-06-01 18:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by Diva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋