What does sic stand for?

[coloradodem2005]

I see it in parenthesis sometimes, but I don't quite understand what it means.

[wolfgirl]

1. it's

a reference to a direct quote of something that was an error

[Cuban_Liberal]

2. Mis-spelled, or inappropriate usage. n/t

[Cerridwen]

3. As written . . . from dictionary.com

sic

\Sic\, adv. Thus.

Note: This word is sometimes inserted in a quotation , to call attention to the fact that some remarkable or inaccurate expression, misspelling, or the like, is literally reproduced.

[Worst Username Ever]

4. It just means that the misspelling/improper use of grammar

is being quoted from the original writer, and is not the error of the person writing the quote.

[Mr_Lefty]

5. It's usually put there by the english police

If you write something that's is not quite right the english pol,ice when quoting you use it to show that they are smarter than you and are pointing out your error.

[matcom]

6. allow me to demonstrate

"If you write something that's is not quite right the english pol,ice < sic > when quoting you use it to show that they are smarter than you and are pointing out your error.

:D

BBBBBWWWWAAAHHHAAAA

[2Design]

10. lol

:):):):)

[Mr_Lefty]

14. Good one!

I was going to demonstate myself....

[donco6]

8. Not necessarily.

If used *properly* and not in a nitpicking way, it does illustrate the fact that someone has made an exceptionally eggregious error, that could cause a reader to misconstrue the quotation.

It's overused in bulletin boards to poke fun at points we don't like.

[bloodyjack]

18. like soooooo

"If used *properly* and not in a nitpicking way, it does illustrate the fact that someone has made an exceptionally eggregious(sic) error, that could cause a reader to misconstrue the quotation.

"It's overused in bulletin boards to poke fun at points we don't like."

[donco6]

19. Eggzackly! eom

[earthside]

16. We Are Smarter Than You

From: Officer Dave
English Policeman



:smoke:

[Bucky]

7. It means "thus". You use it for badly spelled citations.

Like if someone said "JFK was a grate (sic) president" or "Sinatra was known as the Chairman of the Bored (sic)."

It's also used by attack dog trainers to indicate to the dog which direction to go in.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

15. Attack dog trainers...

It's also used by attack dog trainers to indicate to the dog which direction to go in.<<

It was used quite a bit by MI at Abu Ghraib. Here someone may be using this term. One would hope not... but, one never knows.

[Bucky]

21. Actually no

If a traditionally trained attack dog had been told "sic 'em" in that picture, the prisoner there wouldn't be in one piece. The one picture where a dog seems to have actually bitten down on a crumpled up nude prisoner (yes, you see blood on the floor and the wound does seem like it would be in or near the groin region) isn't even a case of a true "sic" command.

The creeps just didn't control the dogs adequately. The dogs aren't trained to go for the crotch--they go for the extremeties. They guy probably just gave the dog too much leash. One of many reasons why it's a bad idea to torture guys for defending their country.

[Deja Q]

9. sexually inhibited chipmunks

:shrug:

[Yavin4]

11. Here's the Perfect Example

President Bush(sic) said today...

[TrogL]

12. how to do it properly

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[TrogL]

13. gives you

[sic]

[AlienGirl]

17. Latin for "thus"

As in, "Sic transit gloria Mundi." ("Thus travels the glorious World," also sometimes translated, "I'm calling in sick on Monday, gloriously.")

It means "Hey, it was this way when the idiot said it, don't think I'm the one who made the spelling/grammar/factual error!"

Tucker

[SOteric]

20. Actually, it's not about spelling mistakes.

Sic is the Latin word for thus or perhaps one could translate as just so or in just this manner. It's used typically where there are errors of some sort, often spelling or grammatical, in a quote to indicate that one is quoting the errors rather than making them oneself. It can also be used to show that the sarcasm is someone else's and not one's own, or that use of the asterisk after Bush's name in reference to his alleged presidency is someone else's and not one's own, etc.

So if I were to write: Will Pitt has stated "I definately (sic) wagga wagga wagga." - The reader will know that it's Will Pitt's error and not my own.

But if I write: DS1 has more than once indicated that he "definately can't stand copycat threads," the reader won't know whether the mistake is mine or DS1's.

[Stew225]

22. SOTeric is the winnah! eom

[TNDemo]

23. I always thought it was "spelling incorrect."

Didn't know there was a Latin origin to it.