What does this word mean?

[northernflame]

Why should one use it really??? If you are using quotation marks it's pretty apparent that you are quoting someone... I agree with Anthony that it's just used to make people see that you've spotted an apparent mistake. And why cannot mistakes be left without that remark??

Because than it is not clear whether the mistake originated with the source information, or if you have just made a typo. It undermines your credibility when publishing.

[AC]

Originally posted by KevanGuy+Mar 15 2005, 01:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (KevanGuy @ Mar 15 2005, 01:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-AnthonyCook@Mar 15 2005, 09:41 AM
Origin:
Square brackets are most commonly used around the word 'sic' (from the Latin 'sicut', meaning 'just as'), to explain the status of an apparent mistake. Generally, sic means the foregoing mistake (or apparent mistake) was made by the writer/speaker I am quoting; I am but the faithful messenger; in fact I never get anything wrong myself. Book reviewers in particular adore to use sic. It makes them feel terrific, because what it means is that they've spotted this apparent mistake, thank you, so there is no point in writing in. However, there are distinctions within sic: it can signify two different things:

1) This isn't a mistake, actually, it just looks like one to the casual eye.
2) Tee hee, what a dreadful error! But it would be dishonest of me to correct it.

Where did you find that?[/b][/quote]
The so very usefull, http://www.urbandictionary.com.

[Hack&Lube]

Super Harvard Smart Dude who never makes a mistake: "Hello, my name is boB [sic]"

oh, look he capitlised [sic] the wrong the b in his name, but because you are quoting a highly respected dude, nobody will believe you and will rather believe that you are the one who made the gramatical [sic] error. So if you want to avoid being faulted to remaining tru [sic] to the original material, you put iN [sic] so that people know it's not your problem and that Super Harvard Smart Dude is actually a dumbaass [sic].

That's just sic [sic].

[Hack&Lube]

sicut in terra et is in caelos!

[the crispy badger]

You learn something new everyday..i've always thought it meant "spelled incorrectly"