thumb | 440x248px | right | Example of "sic" being used after a word in a quotation or passage, to indicate that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the original. Example is from a United States Supreme Court case, Briggs v. Connecticut, .
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- Etymology and historical usage
- Folk etymologies
- Modern usage
- Conventional use
- Use to denote archaisms and dialect
- Ironic use
- Formatting
- Alternatives
- Replacement
- ''Recte''
- Read
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb | 440x248px | right | Example of "sic" being used after a word in a quotation or passage, to indicate that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the original. Example is from a United States Supreme Court case, Briggs v. Connecticut, .
The Latin adverb sic (; 'thus', 'so', and 'in this manner') is inserted after a quotation to indicate that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the original source, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Sic also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might otherwise be interpreted as an error of transcription.