If someone presents an incoherent, flawed argument which I disagree with but don't have the patience to argue against and I want to mock their stupidy by simply writing "not nesecelery..." - how do I show that I have intentionally mis-spelled "necessarily" and not make people think that i'm the idiot?
As far as I know, [sic] is used during quotation to show the reader that the author is aware of the spelling mistake and is either respectfully conveying an unusual or archaic spelling or just poking fun at the quotee.
In my example though, I am not quoting anybody and I am not trying to mock myself, I just want to say "I know I've spelled this wrong..."
So is "Not nesecelery [sic]" an acceptable sentance?
2007-08-30 03:42:40 · 5 answers · asked by sebby 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
No, it isn't. You'll have to find another creative way to let people know that you are aware of your own misspelling and that you are using it on purpose as irony.
Maybe you could do it like this:
Not nese-celery!
or turn the word into a jpg and use different sizes and fonts within the word.
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2007-08-30 03:50:18 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, that's not an appropriate use of [sic], which mean "thusly" in Latin and specifically notes that the error is contained in the quoted material, and is not the work of the author using the quote.
What I might do to mock the terrible spelling of another author is to write my first paragraph in similar spelling to the author's--no worse--using as many of their misspelled words as I can within the context of what my paragraph should say, then revert to correct spelling. That makes the point of my noting their poor spelling and attention to detail without forcing anybody to read much written in the style.
2007-08-30 03:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, "[sic]" means you are aware of the grammatical error, and for the sake of accuracy in reference and retelling, put that in so that other readers will know that you are not the one who made the error.
2007-08-30 03:51:45 · answer #3 · answered by Mezazoth 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yep, you can use [sic], if you spell everything else right. Is "nesecelery" a play on celery?
2007-08-30 03:50:10 · answer #4 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In quotation marks might be better.
2007-09-02 08:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by galyamike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋