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Dark Angel | 08:31 Mon 02nd Oct 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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What does the term "sic" mean? You know, when its used in parenthesis when quoting somebody.
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It is Latin for 'thus' and is used when the person being quoted actually got it wrong. In other words, the writer is making it clear that the mistake is not his but rather the fault of the person he is quoting.
08:36 Mon 02nd Oct 2006
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Many thanks Quizmonster! :-)
08:44 Mon 02nd Oct 2006

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