Friday, November 4, 2022

Did you ever wonder what "sic" means?

 

I don't know if you've seen it or not, but if there's a misspelling in a quote or excerpt that's used in another piece, editing practice is to put "sic" after it.   

Example: 

"They decided to take a chance and trust to lick [sic]" 

There are very few places where "lick" would be correct.

So what does it mean?   The simple definition is "thus", but the real long-worded meaning is "intentionally so written".  

More about that here:

Showing Off Your [Sic] Moves



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