Sic
(adverb)
Used to indicate that a quoted text is reproduced exactly as it appears in the original source, including any errors or peculiarities.
Origin:
The word "sic" comes from the latin word "sic" meaning "thus, so". it is commonly used in written english to indicate that a quoted text is reproduced exactly as it appears in the original source, including any errors or peculiarities.
Examples:
- I can"t believe he spelled it "definately" (sic).
- She wrote "loose" instead of "lose" (sic) in her essay.
- The original document contained the phrase "irregardless" (sic) which is not a word.
- The author wrote "their" instead of "there" (sic) in the manuscript.
- The newspaper quoted the president as saying "I will not stand for this injustice" (sic), but later corrected it to "I will not sit for this injustice".