I keep reading (sic) in many new's paper's these day's. what doe's it stand for ?

Q&A: What does '[sic]' mean?

In a word, it means "verbatim." Webster's New World Dictionary defines it as "thus; so: used within brackets, [sic], to show that a quoted passage, esp. one containing some error or something questionable, is precisely reproduced

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It is also used when the author of an original piece of work includes an intentional eror (sic). [sic: misspelled error.]

It is also used when the author of an original piece of work includes an intentional eror (sic). [sic: misspelled error.]

any sort of misspelling error does it. Accidental or otherwise.

"Sic" is a Latin word for “thus,” used to indicate that an apparent error is part of quoted material and not an editorial mistake.

It is also used when the author of an original piece of work includes an intentional eror (sic). [sic: misspelled error.]

any sort of misspelling error does it. Accidental or otherwise.

I always think of it as "Spelled InCorrectly"

It is also used when the author of an original piece of work includes an intentional eror (sic). [sic: misspelled error.]

any sort of misspelling error does it. Accidental or otherwise.

I always think of it as "Spelled InCorrectly"

However it happens, you are absolutely correct.

So if I make an error in a post am I a Sicco or Sicko ???

So if I make an error in a post am I a Sicco or Sicko ???

What do you want to be ?

Thank's for your reply's everyone, a question asked, a question answerd, pity mr Bush can't do that !