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It's not a mistake if it's verbatim. The [sic] is usually to show that the mistake isn't by the publisher but adding an additional space in a company name proba
by Chaosvex 3y ago
It's not a mistake if it's verbatim. The [sic] is usually to show that the mistake isn't by the publisher but adding an additional space in a company name probably isn't egregious enough to warrant it.
- dvt 3y ago> It's not a mistake if it's verbatim. Yes it is (and [sic] is specifically used for verbatim quotes[1]). Companies often take their style guides pretty seriously, so an extra space can be a big deal. But in any case, The New Yorker has extremely high AP standards, so that's why I'm surprised to see even such a slight mistake. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/sic-meaning-usage-editorial-citation https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/sic-meaning-us...
- Chaosvex 3y agoI looked it up and the AP style guide now recommends against using [sic].
- dvt 3y agoCool callout, super interesting justification[1], had no idea. [1] https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1124320764054863873 https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1124320764054863873
- aidenn0 3y agoI remember when Twitter links were useful...
- handsclean 3y agoReadable link: https://web.archive.org/web/20190505114631/https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1124320764054863873 https://web.archive.org/web/20190505114631/https://twitter.c...
- userbinator 3y agoThis is a little more off-topic but when I first encountered uses of "sic" I thought it was an acronym for "spelling is correct", due to how it was being used. Only later did I realise that wasn't the case, but a search of the Internet shows that many others also came up with the same acronym and reasoning.