{"id":4014,"date":"2020-11-18T10:19:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/?p=4014"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T23:53:32","slug":"what-does-sic-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-does-sic-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Sic Mean? \u2014 An Answer for the ESL Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Click below to listen to a recording of this passage.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4014-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-Introduction.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-Introduction.mp3\">https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-Introduction.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, I conducted a small survey of my non-writer friends asking:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What is <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the meaning of<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> sic in writing?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone I asked knew sic in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the context of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sic a dog<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but to my surprise, only 2 out of my 10 friends knew sic as a Latin term, even though they had read it many times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I thought, \u201cIf my native English speaking friends don\u2019t even know what it means, it would be <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a great topic<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for ESL students.\u201d And so, here we are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this blog, we\u2019re going to answer the question: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What does (sic) mean in a sentence?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"What Does &quot;Sic&quot; Mean | English Lesson\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2c1cH6yJUVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sic Definition \u2014 Sic Erat Scriptum or Sic\u2019em<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Click below to listen to a recording of this passage.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4014-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-Sic-Definition.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-Sic-Definition.mp3\">https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-Sic-Definition.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In American English, sic has two definitions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Latin adverb meaning \u201cthus\u201d or \u201cjust as\u201d. It is an shortened version of the full phrase \u201csic erat scriptum\u201d meaning \u201cthus it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is written<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An English verb meaning \u201cto chase or attack\u201d or\u00a0 \u201cto incite an attack or pursuit\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Note:<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There is also the Scottish usage of the term to mean <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">such<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but we\u2019ll focus on American usage in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Latin<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019ll <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mainly <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">see the Latin version of sic within quotes from news outlets, though you might also see it in research papers or nonfiction works. It\u2019s a way of noting a grammatical error within quoted material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Think of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the meaning of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the full phrase when you see it. The writer is quoting someone\u2019s grammatical mistake and stating, \u201cThus it <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is written<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>English<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The English version of sic has a more ominous (threatening) meaning in its use. Since the nineteenth century, English speakers have used the phrase <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sic &#8217;em<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as a command for a dog to pursue or attack someone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The term represents a dialect interpretation of sic as a variant of \u201cseek\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in this instance<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which makes sense. Over the years, this version of the term expanded to include humans as the ones doing the siccing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf you don\u2019t leave me alone, I\u2019ll sic my older brother on you!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTake down the video, or we\u2019re going to sic our legal team on you.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How to Document Sic in a Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Click below to listen to a recording of this passage.<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4014-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-How-to-Document.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-How-to-Document.mp3\">https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/files\/Sic-How-to-Document.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to quote something that has a grammatical error in your writing, you can use sic to denote the mistake. To document the error, place sic within brackets or parenthesis just after the error. Some publications allow sic to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be written<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in italics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as well<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI didn\u2019t know he made deposit [sic] at the bank.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">especially <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as an ESL student, be <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">absolutely <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sure that the mistake you\u2019re pointing out is a mistake. Differences in regional spelling (British vs American) are not cause to mark something with sic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if you\u2019re sure something is a mistake, take the time to check it again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also, take the time to consider that you\u2019re pointing out someone else\u2019s error when you use sic,\u00a0 and some (including the writer) may view it as impolite. Even the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org\/qanda\/data\/faq\/topics\/ManuscriptPreparation\/faq0212.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chicago Style Manual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> recommends using brackets to edit a mistake instead of using sic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI didn\u2019t know he made deposit at the bank.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI didn\u2019t know he made deposit[s] at the bank.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Either way, if you don\u2019t correct a quote or use sic, your readers may think it was <\/span><b><i>you<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">who made the error.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Ultimately<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, it will be up to you (or your editor) to use good grammatical judgement on how you want to deal with quoting someone else\u2019s mistake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But if you choose sic, you\u2019re in good company as seen from the examples below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an Instagram post, Mixon called said it was the &#8220;best Christmas gift ever <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">especially <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">growing up <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not ever<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> having nothing [sic].&#8221; &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/28335174\/nfl-players-share-holiday-spirit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESPN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Beautiful Bougets [sic] of flowers from children, so many great conversations with family, grandchildren and friends&#8230;&#8221; she wrote. &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/julianne-hough-surprised-mom-buying-house-mothers-day-70614549\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ABC (Good Morning America)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Please Disneyworld Disneyland PLEASE build in Chadwick Boseman&#8217;s name WAKONDA (Sic).&#8221; &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/31\/entertainment\/whoopi-goldberg-disney-wakanda-theme-park-intl-scli\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CNN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now you\u2019re well versed on the question: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What does sic mean?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Do you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have an opinion<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on using sic in an article or research paper? Leave a comment below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re interested in learning other English topics and talking to learners like yourself, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/speaking.magoosh.com\/pricing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">our starter\u2019s offer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> features interactive exercises with unlimited automatic feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019ll have access to our Magoosh English Speaking Slack Group where you can get peer feedback from students and talk about other grammar topics. It\u2019s the best way to take your learning to the next level!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For all things English grammar, pronunciation, and job related, visit the Magoosh Speaking Blog!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click below to listen to a recording of this passage. &nbsp; Recently, I conducted a small survey of my non-writer friends asking:\u00a0 What is the meaning of sic in writing? 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