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Why did you write sic after you quoted “warrantees”?
by singleshot_ 2y ago
Why did you write sic after you quoted “warrantees”?
- bayindirh 2y agoThe correct spelling is "warranties" (since singular y becomes i when it gets plural). [sic] means "I copied the word as written in its original, and it was already written that way" [0]. [0]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sic https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sic
- willvarfar 2y agoI probably meant warranties but warrantees works in the sentence just fine too :)
- bayindirh 2y agoHey, as long as it's readable, I don't care. I just wanted to note that I quoted you verbatim, not judge you because you pressed letter "e" twice instead of once in an internet forum. :)
- michaelt 2y agoIn my experience, people very rarely use [sic] when quoting on internet forums - readers will assume any quote was copied and pasted; and the quoted text is directly above yours.
- bayindirh 2y agoSometimes people edit their comments after they realize their mistakes; grammar, spelling or otherwise. I use [sic] to denote that "it was like that when I copied it". It's probably from my "old internet" days (/., local forums, etc.).