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What does 'sic' mean?

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When I'm reading a quote or a manuscript, I often see a misspelled word followed by "(sic)." What does that mean?
 
It means it was quoted exactly as it appeared, rather than correcting grammar/spelling mistakes.

Dictionary.com's definition:

Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally.

Viper GTS
 
Related Q: Does it literally mean Spelling In Context or something in Latin, or...?
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
It means it was quoted exactly as it appeared, rather than correcting grammar/spelling mistakes.

Dictionary.com's definition:

Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally.

Viper GTS
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That's what I figured, but I just wanted to be sure of the usage before I used it in a paper (or my AIM profile 🙂).

Thanks, Viper.
 
The final and correct answer is:

Stated in Context.

E.g. "College professor told the reporter that he made love to everyone in his class (sic)"
 
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The final and correct answer is:

Stated in Context.

E.g. "College professor told the reporter that he made love to everyone in his class (sic)"
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I don't think "sic" is an acronym at all, rather the Latin for "thus", as stated by Viper GTS above.

 
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