Sic | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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Sic


00:00:59 1 Etymology and historical usage
00:01:44 1.1 False etymologies
00:02:17 2 Modern usage
00:03:06 2.1 Conventional usage
00:03:43 2.2 To denote archaisms and dialect
00:04:27 2.3 Wordplay
00:05:04 2.4 Form of ridicule
00:05:54 2.5 "Ironic use"
00:06:38 3 Formatting
00:07:30 4 Criticism
00:09:01 5 Alternatives
00:09:10 5.1 Replacement
00:09:37 5.2 iRecte/i
00:10:18 5.3 Read
00:10:45 6 See also



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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates



SUMMARY
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The Latin adverb sic ("thus", "just as"; in full: sic erat scriptum, "thus was it written") inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous, archaic, or otherwise nonstandard spelling. It also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might be likely interpreted as an error of transcription.
The usual usage is to inform the reader that any errors or apparent errors in quoted material do not arise from errors in the course of the transcription, but are intentionally reproduced, exactly as they appear in the source text. It is generally placed inside square brackets to indicate that it is not part of the quoted matter.
Sic may also be used derisively by the proofreader, to call attention to the original writer's spelling mistakes or erroneous logic, or to show general disapproval or dislike of the material.