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OT but early on there's a quote from the homework: "its [sic] significance" Why is the sic in there? Is that not the correct use of 'its' in this context?
by aidos 13y ago
OT but early on there's a quote from the homework:
"its [sic] significance"
Why is the sic in there? Is that not the correct use of 'its' in this context?
- nja 13y agoI spent a minute looking at that too. I think the author inserted the [sic] because: "quotes [...] with 1–2 sentence analyses of its [sic] significance" If the "its" is referring to the quotes, it should be "their significance".
- aidos 13y agoAh, of course. Thanks both.
- cperciva 13y agoThe start of that sentence mentions finding three quotes, so it should be their significance.
- Zecc 13y agoYour interpretation explain the use of "[sic]". But personally I think the "its" refers to the section and not the quotes, making the "[sic]" unnecessary. But I don't have access to the original text.
- aidos 13y agoActually, reading it again you could well be right. It would make sense for it to be referring to the section.