what does ' (sic) ' mean?

[jeremys]

im not all hip or whatever so help me out here

 

[Big Jroy]

Sic / Tight / Dope = Very Neato

 

[PHATchik]

sic = said in context

Used when someone quotes another person's words. If that quote contains an error or some other peculiarity, 'sic' indicates that this error was there originally, and is not merely another mistake.

I was trying to figure out a good way to say that.

 

[jackangel]

sic = said in context

Used when someone quotes another person's words. If that quote contains an error or some other peculiarity, 'sic' indicates that this error was there originally, and is not merely another mistake.

 

[pitbullstl]

Standard Industry Code

 

[Silent Method]

[sic] is literally "such" in Latin.

It can be "read" as "said in context" or "spelling incorrect." It indicates a transcriber’s awareness of error in language or text.

 

[louden_swain]

Standard Industry Code

Thats exactly what I was going to say

Good work pitbull!

 

[sermon_of_mockery]

you like deicide huh?right on.My good friend is doing a tour right now with glen benton,and the rest of vital remains.

 

[Backlash]

I thought sic meant "thus" in Latin, not "such."

 

[jeremys]

you like deicide huh?right on.My good friend is doing a tour right now with glen benton,and the rest of vital remains.

thats pretty cool


thanks for the answers

 

[Silent Method]

I thought sic meant "thus" in Latin, not "such."

You could say it means either one - thus or such. Both refer to "the way it is."

 

[Bullit]

or "spelling incorrect."

Thats what I have always thought.

 

[Backlash]

Doesn't have to be spelling - just some error that was left in and the person quoting doesn't want you to think it was their error.

For example:

If someone called Michael Jackson the King of Pop and you quoted them, you could write "the King [sic] of Pop" since it should be the Queen of Pop.