From 717d48ffdc1088c6968a2c10430114394aa9fa6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pagwin Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 21:00:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] am done --- posts/writing_things.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/posts/writing_things.md b/posts/writing_things.md index fb91f23..39ea434 100644 --- a/posts/writing_things.md +++ b/posts/writing_things.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: "TIL what [sic] and [emphasis mine mean]" date: "2025-01-05" -draft: true +draft: false tags: [] --- @@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ I will not quote this post in this example because doing the same thing twice wi Upon having this proofread by a friend they pointed out that my understanding of \[sic\] is incomplete. Linking me to a [merriam webster post](https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/sic-meaning-usage-editorial-citation) which says. -> [Sic](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sic) usually appears in parentheses or brackets, sometimes with the letters in italics. In this context it means “intentionally so written.” On its own, sic means “so” or “thus” and can be found in phrases such as sic transit gloria mundi ("so passes away the glory of the world") and sic semper tyrannis ("thus ever to tyrants," the motto of the state of Virginia). +> [*Sic*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sic) usually appears in parentheses or brackets, sometimes with the letters in italics. In this context it means “intentionally so written.” On its own, *sic* means “so” or “thus” and can be found in phrases such as *sic transit gloria mundi* ("so passes away the glory of the world") and *sic semper tyrannis* ("thus ever to tyrants," the motto of the state of Virginia). -> What is denoted by sic is that the word or phrase that precedes it occurs in the original passage being quoted or name being used and was not introduced by the writer doing the quoting. +> What is denoted by *sic* is that the word or phrase that precedes it occurs in the original passage being quoted or name being used and was not introduced by the writer doing the quoting. If this correction is wrong the fault is on me for failing to do further research and double check before posting this.