What does 'sic' in brackets i.e. (sic) mean when it is written after a word?

Question

What does 'sic' in brackets i.e. (sic) mean when it is written after a word?

Answer 1

It occurs where there is a quotation.

It means that in the quotation, the word that precedes

(sic)

is misspelled, and is remaining misspelled in the quotation.

Answer 2

It's used to signify a mistake made by the original speaker or writer that has not been corrected by the person quoting the piece.

Answer 3

all these homies got this right

Answer 4

When a writer is quoting someone who misspoke or misspelled then the offending word is followed by (sic) so that the reader knows that the error is on the part of the person that is being quoted.

Answer 5

Editors use it so that the reader doesn't think the writer erred.

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Answer 6

It means that it is shown exactly as intended my the writer,. It may or may not be correct depending upon the context. If an error it may be done deliberately for effect. It is left to the reader to decide and is shown this way to show the apparent error was not done by the printer or transcriber.

Answer 7

When someone is quoting someone else who has misspelled a word, or misused a word, they will use the (sic) so that the reader knows it was corrected, to the best of the writer's knowledge.

Answer 8

It means exactly as written.

Answer 9

It means that there is a mistake in the word or sentence before it and that you know it; like old English spelling.  Usually the word is put in square brackets.

Answer 10

(sic) (s) (spelling) (i) (in) (c) (correct)