sic
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin sīc (“thus, so”).
Latin word meaning "thus," "so," "as such," or "in such a manner." It is used when writing quoted material to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, or meaning in the quote has been reproduced verbatim from the original and is not a transcription error (that is, it appeared thus in the original). It is normally placed within the quoted material, in square brackets and often italicized—[sic]. Alternatively it can appear after the quote in parentheses (round brackets)—(sic).[1] Where the quoted material is a known error, and the correct word or phrase is known, it may be included, preceded by recte, Latin for "rightly"; this is common in palaeography.
Adverb [edit]
sic (not comparable)
- thus; thus written
Usage notes [edit]
The word sic may be used in brackets to show that an uncommon or archaic usage is reported faithfully: for instance, quoting the U.S. Constitution:
- The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker ...
It may also be used to highlight a perceived error, sometimes for the purpose of ridicule, as in this example from The Times:
- Warehouse has been around for 30 years and has 263 stores, suggesting a large fan base. The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."[2]
Since it is not an abbreviation, it does not require a following period.
Related terms [edit]
- sic passim (Used to indicate that the preceding word, phrase, or term is used in the same manner (or form) throughout the remainder of a text.)
- sic transit gloria mundi (Fame is temporary.)
- sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants, shouted by John Wilkes Booth after assassinating Abraham Lincoln.)
See also [edit]
- shurely shome mishtake (A jocular alternative to sic.)
Translations [edit]
Verb [edit]
sic (third-person singular simple present sics, present participle siccing, simple past and past participle sicced)
- To mark with a bracketed sic.[3]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Variant of seek.
Alternative forms [edit]
Verb [edit]
sic (third-person singular simple present sics, present participle siccing, simple past and past participle sicced)
- (transitive) To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
- He sicced his dog on me!
- (transitive) To set upon; to chase; to attack.
- Sic 'em, Mitzi.
Usage notes [edit]
- The sense of "set upon" is most commonly used as an imperative, in a command to an animal.
Translations [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Template:Cite book The particular entry is available in the online preview, via search.
- ^ Ashworth, Anne, "Chain reaction: Warehouse", The Times, 2006-06-21. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "sic, adv. (and n.)" Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition 1989. Oxford University Press.
- ^ E. Belfort Bax. On Some Forms of Modern Cant. Commonweal: 7 May 1887. Marxists’ Internet Archive: 14 Jan. 2006
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin sīc (“thus, so”).
Adverb [edit]
sic
Latin [edit]
Adverb [edit]
sīc (not comparable)
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
sic
Scots [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Adjective [edit]
sic (not comparable)
Pronoun [edit]
sic
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From German Sitz
Noun [edit]
sic m
- (regional) seat
Synonyms [edit]
- English terms with homophones
- English terms derived from Latin
- English adverbs
- English verbs
- French terms derived from Latin
- French adverbs
- Latin adverbs
- Lojban rafsi
- Scots adjectives
- Scots pronouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from German
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian regional terms
