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"Sic" generally means thus or therefore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic If wikipedia is wrong here please correct me!
by aosmith 13y ago
"Sic" generally means thus or therefore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic
If wikipedia is wrong here please correct me!
- maxerickson 13y agoThe meaning in modern English is not the same as the Latin. It is well explained at your link! To be clear, it does not simply mean 'thus' when it is used in English text.
- aosmith 13y agoIt's fixed, thanks for pointing this out.
- Jtsummers 13y agoAs maxerickson said, the common English use is not the literal Latin translation. "The man came crauling [sic] down the hallway." The [sic] means that the misspelling or error has been left in for some reason. Other ways to express what you intended: Original: Real time exchangers [sic: merchants] will settle on slightly less than normal exchange rates. Alternative: Real time exchangers (e.g., merchants) will settle on slightly less than normal exchange rates. Alternative: Real time exchangers, such as merchants, will settle on slightly less than normal exchange rates.
- aosmith 13y agoThis was bugging me too, so now it's fixed. Thanks!