2007-07-24 17:47:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Literaly Said in context ............Nuf Said
2007-07-24 17:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by Elo Fudpucker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Example: "Hey, What [sic] Does [sic] ( sic ) [sic] Mean [sic]," asked the questioner. This shows I don't approve of the gratuitous use of capital letters, also the use of parenthesis marks rather than quotation marks. âº
2007-07-25 03:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Latin for "thus". It is used in quotations when there is an error in the original. By putting [sic] after the error, it tells the reader that the error was there in the original not in your transcription.
2007-07-25 00:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Click here for the def: http://www.ask.com/reference/dictionary/ahdict/50701/sic
2007-07-25 00:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by kamaole3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
adv.
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....
OR
somebody just spelled sick wrong...
2007-07-25 00:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bored2Death 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This website will explain it for you:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Etymology-Meaning-Words-1474/sic.htm
2007-07-25 00:50:45 · answer #6 · answered by Denise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*sigh*
2007-07-25 00:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by GIR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋