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How do you quote a passage that has used '[sic]' mistakenly? (english.stackexchange.com)
8 points by trympet 6 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


I estimate no more that 1% of population even knows what '[sic]' means.


Incidentally, I discovered this article while learning what '[sic]' even means.

"The typical editorial usage of sic is to inform the reader that any errors in a quotation did not arise from editorial errors in the transcription, but are intentionally reproduced as they appear in the original source being quoted", from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic


Feels good, doesn't it, to be among the 1%?




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