Sic
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Sic
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 11:32:16 EDT
chick@bridgewoodgardens.com writes:
<< Just out of curiosity, what does the [sic] mean? >>
Chickster,
Glad I am not the only one who didn't know!
Here is what Merriam says:
sic \sik, sek\ adv : intentionally so written used after a printed word or
passage to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original <said he seed [~]
it all> (C) 1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (C)
1994 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Carol in CT z6/5
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