Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 I keep seeing "(sic)" in print and on tv and whatnot. What does it mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Danny Dubya v 2.0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 Spelling incorrect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 wouldn't have guessed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 Yeah, although I've been told it means "spelling in content." Basically, whenever a media organization doesn't like someone and is doing a hatchet job on them via an article, if that person used the wrong form of "it's" or "you're" in a quote, the reporter will point this out so you, the reader, will think the person he or she is writing about is dumb... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 i thought it meant said in context, and i know its in latin thats about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 Content, Context. Close enough... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 oh, that's that Slipknot song Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 Yeah, although I've been told it means "spelling in content." Basically, whenever a media organization doesn't like someone and is doing a hatchet job on them via an article, if that person used the wrong form of "it's" or "you're" in a quote, the reporter will point this out so you, the reader, will think the person he or she is writing about is dumb... this is basically it... and it is so that when something is being quoted from another source, the person taking the quote doesn't have to fix the grammar or the spelling, so they just place "(sic)" by any mistakes. It keeps the credibility of the writer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 It doesn't stand for anything. "Sic" is Latin for "thus" (see "Sic semper tyrannus" -- "thus always for a tyrant"), and is used in print to point out errors, indicating that the error is preserved in the quote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 It doesn't stand for anything. "Sic" is Latin for "thus" (see "Sic sempter tyrannus" -- "thus always for a tyrant"), and is used in print to point out errors, indicating that the error is preserved in the quote. Like, for instance, this quote. "Semper," not "sempter." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tom 0 Report post Posted April 5, 2004 Goddamnit. I'd love to know how I did that one. ::fixes:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
