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title: sic
date: "2001-12-07T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1528
description: I finally looked up what the editorial notation "[sic]" actually means after years of assuming it was related to "sick jokes." I found a Macworld forum thread that clarified its use for marking quoted errors.
keywords: [sic, editorial notation, etymology, macworld, proofreading, latin]
---

Always wondered what [sic](http://maccentral.macworld.com/storyforum/forums/2001/03/28/radius/?read=17) meant. Thought it was something to do with sic(k) jokes.