This is a Latin word originally meaning "thus", "so", "as such", or "just as that".
Nowadays, it is used primarily in square brackets [sic] to indicate something of interest, and also when a word or expression is quoted verbatim - this is usually done when there is a spelling or grammatical error, or unusual usage of language.
The US constitution for instance states: The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker.
This store sums up its appeal as "styley [sic], confident, sexy"....
1 comment:
Very interesting. I have had to use sic before when quoting someone.
You know, you have opened up a whole new subject: "chuse". Jane Austen spelled choose that way. I wonder if it were a common and acceptable spelling at one time? I use a quote of hers as my email signature right now, and in her original quote she spelled choose that way.
Lori
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