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>(sic!) What?

• willismichael 4y ago
  It means "written as intended": https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/sic-meaning-usage-editorial-citation https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/sic-meaning-us...
  • Prcmaker 4y ago
    I'm not sure the definition explains the usage in this case.
    • serf 4y ago
      it makes sense to me; it's somewhat out of the ordinary to have bought a sound blaster recently, thus the author is verifying that that is indeed what they meant to write.
      • defanor 4y ago
        Makes sense with the context, but at first I, too, was confused. And it's not the first time I see such usage of "sic!" as confusing. <joke>Perhaps it should be "(sic! sic!)" in less obvious contexts to clarify that the first "sic!" is actually intended there.</joke>
    • GauntletWizard 4y ago
      Buying a SoundBlaster 16 in 2023 is well past it's prime. He's clarifying that this isn't a story about months after in 1993 era, but a story in the present day.
• tastysandwich 4y ago
  I think OP is just highlighting that yes, they indeed bought a 30 year-old sound card only few months ago, and that they did not mean to write "many years ago", or "a few months later" instead.