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JungKim Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
the meaning of (sic)
In a news transcript, (sic) is sometimes found after a proper noun such as a name. In this context, what does (sic) mean? And why (sic)?
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It's the Latin word for "thus". It means that the word before it is actually right even though it seems like it might be wrong.
- It's the Latin word for "thus".
- It means that the word before it is actually right even though it seems like it might be wrong.
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It's the Latin word for "thus". It means that the word before it is actually right even though it seems like it might be wrong.
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[sic] is normally used in a quotation where a grammatical mistake has been made, but the quote is presented exactly how it was said/written. In essence [sic] shows that the publisher of the transcript etc. knows a mistake was made due to no fault of their own.
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