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Often [sic] appears as a gentle reminder, but some usage can be conceived as biting commentary. Use with caution and our guidance. It's not just for pointing out errors.
7 paź 2007 · What if you are quoting some text with an embedded quote in it (where the point you are making is about the relevance or otherwise of the claim and the “supporting” quote) and the quote contains a “[sic]” that was presumably inserted by the author you are quoting?
23 wrz 2022 · Use “sic” to indicate a grammatical or spelling mistake in the original text of a quote. “Sic” is generally italicized in formal texts. Also enclose “sic” in brackets in formal writing.
15 sty 2024 · When "sic" appears in quoted text, it's meant to inform the reader that the writer copied the quoted text verbatim from the original source. This is typically necessary when a misspelling, grammatical error, or other error appears in the original source.
12 sty 2016 · How to Use “Sic” Like all edits to quoted text, the general rule is to enclose “sic” in square brackets when inserting it into a quote, as shown above. A more controversial issue is whether or not to italicize “[sic].”
2 sty 2016 · It essentially tells the reader that the writer transcribed a quote exactly as it was written in the original source. By convention, we typically type “sic” in italics and place it in square brackets: [ sic ].
20 gru 2015 · Whenever you are quoting text which contains an error, you can use ‘sic’ to show the mistake was in the original version. For instance: Original: Aromatherapy has anscient roots. Quoted version: Smith says, ‘Aromatherapy has anscient [sic] roots’.
