What does (sic) mean?

[Braves]

I've noticed (sic) in a couple of autobiographies i've read, mostly in Hitter (biography of Ted Williams). Was just reading the overclockers.com review of anandtech's book here and was wondering what (sic) meant or refered to or whatever.

 

[SuperGroove]

It means that within the quotation, the author acknowledges a mistake within that quote

 

[StageLeft]

The editor puts it there to show that they are aware there is a spelling mistake in the original document.

"The mann [sic] thought it would be fun to go for a walk."

EDIT: Using sic is cool and people will think you're cool for it

 

[killface]

Spelling Is Correct

 

[Elledan]

It means that the editor has detected an error (can be a grammatical/spelling error) and has left it in it. (sic) is used to notify other people that the editor is aware of the error.

 

[mackdawgson]

That's something that I always wondered as well, but never bothered to look up. Thanks guys, I feel smarter now.

 

[Elledan]

<< EDIT: Using sic is cool and people will think you're cool for it >>


You're sic! (sic)

 

[Braves]

okay now i feel stupid thx (sic) for da (sic) info

 

[ratkil]

Well I can go back to bed now, I have learned something new. Just another person that always wondered what that meant but never took the time to look it up.

 

[mryellow2]

sic= latin for "thus"

 

[yllus]

(sic) makes more sense as "spelling in context" if you ask me, but that's an assumption.

 

[killface]

I was wrong - this is what the acronym dictionary says - "not an acronym: the Latin for "thus", used to explain that the original author really did make the mistake as shown"

 

[mryellow2]

lots of those funky little things in parentheses and dotted things are latin

lol, those 4 years of latin in high school sure did pay off!

 

[konichiwa]

It's not an acronym for anything fellas, it's Latin. "Thus" or "So" depending on how you translate it.

 

[killface]

<< It's not an acronym for anything fellas, it's Latin. "Thus" or "So" depending on how you translate it. >>


Ummm...thanks guy.

 

[SendTrash]

<< That's something that I always wondered as well, but never bothered to look up. Thanks guys, I feel smarter now. >>

yeah, thanks also.. I was going to make a thread about it after I read that anandtech book review