P psymon New member Jun 10, 2009 #1 What does it mean when historians use this word 'sic', often in italics and nearly always in square brackets, as above.
What does it mean when historians use this word 'sic', often in italics and nearly always in square brackets, as above.
Y yankee_sailor New member Jun 10, 2009 #2 SPELLING IS CORRECT OR SPELLING IS CONSISTENT, WHEN QUOTING SOMEONE WHO HAS MISSPELLED A WORD......AS IN THEN JONES WROTE "THEMS (SIC) PEOPLE ARE DANGEROUS"
SPELLING IS CORRECT OR SPELLING IS CONSISTENT, WHEN QUOTING SOMEONE WHO HAS MISSPELLED A WORD......AS IN THEN JONES WROTE "THEMS (SIC) PEOPLE ARE DANGEROUS"
