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I think they're using it to mean "this is not a typo". Sort of unusual use since they're not quoting anything.
by kilovoltaire 13y ago
I think they're using it to mean "this is not a typo".
Sort of unusual use since they're not quoting anything.
- auctiontheory 13y agoThat's right. Not a typo. Unbelievable but true.
- avar 13y agoWhen you use "[sic]" like that it means the exact opposite of what you think it means. It means that you're quoting something with any errors or nonstandard presentation preserved. That caused me to do a double take when I read that wondering whether it was actually $1000/hr or whether you were reproducing some misquotation of that number. Usually people resolve the matter by writing something like this instead: "[...] charges up to $1000/hour (yes, one thousand dollars per hour!) [...]".
- soperj 13y agosic is "Spelling in Context". (It's actually latin, but that's the mnemonic for the definition). So unless you're quoting something, it really shouldn't be used.
- cynwoody 13y agoActually, it's Latin for "thus so", derived from sic erat scriptem, or "thus was it written". Used by a quoter to assure the reader that errors or irregulaties in the quote are indeed the fault of the quotee.
- jloughry 13y ago(sic) is "thus" in Latin. It's not an abbreviation.
- marssaxman 13y agoThat's a confusing way to stretch the definition of that phrase.