I keep seeing (sic)... what does (sic) mean?

Question

general written language question for you all.

Answer 1

It's a Latin word (or comes from a Latin word) meaning "thus, so." It's used when you are quoting something that has an error in it and you want to be clear that the error was in the original; it's not your mistake. Example:
The student wanted to know why he should go to "skool [sic]."
By adding [sic] you are saying "It was like this in the original" and preventing people from criticizing your spelling.

Answer 2

Indicates a misspelling or error in a quoted source, in order to verify to the reader that the researcher did not create a typographical error, but instead exactly reproduces the way the word or statement appeared in the original material. Literally, "so" or "thus" in Latin. Usage: There are, according to the writings of seven-year old Andrew, "Manee wayes of riting words" [sic].

Sic is normally written in square brackets - [sic]

Answer 3

sic means intentionally written. it is usually used after a mispelled or misused word to indicate that what is printed is copied from the original. ex. said he seed (sic) it all

Answer 4

(sic) is used when duplicating a quote from someone complete with spelling errors. It indicates they are using the quote exactly has it was given and did not make the grammatical or spelling error but it was duplicated in its original form.

Answer 5

[sic] is Latin for thus, it´s placed in brackets. [sic] indicates that the preceding word, statement etc., is correctly quoted, even though it seems untrue!

Answer 6

It's used to acknowledge an error in a quotation. It allows you to faithfully transcribe the original statement letter-for-letter, while preventing your reader from thinking that the error was yours.

Answer 7

Sans Intention Comique (Fr) OR Spelled InCorrectly
Indicates the writer is quoting an unusual word or phrase or one that has been spelled incorrectly by the person or source (that they are quoting).