Phrases with «sic»

The word "sic" is an abbreviated form of the Latin term "sic erat scriptum" which means "thus it was written." It is used in parentheses or square brackets after a quote to indicate that any errors or unusual spellings in the original text have been intentionally preserved. In simple terms, it shows that the quote is being copied exactly as it was originally written, mistakes and all. Full definition

Sentences with «sic»

«Fayetteville Christian School will not admit families that engage in illicit drug use, sexual promiscuity, homosexuality (LGBT) or other behaviors that Scripture defines as deviant [sic][LW1] and perverted.» (ncpolicywatch.com)
Glaciers will survive only in the mountains of inner Alaska, on some Arctic archipelagos, within Patagonian ice sheets, in the Karakoram Mountains, in the Himalayas, in some regions of Tibet and on the highest mountain peaks in the temperature [sic][temperate] latitudes.» (climatesciencewatch.org)
In Sic Glyphs, materials found in urban settings, from rebar on a building site to the corrugated metal of a shop shutter, became what Dean called a «typographical texty field or a fXXXing forest of physically abstracted versions of my writing.» (hyperallergic.com)
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Sentences with «sic»

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