Sic is a Latin word, originally sicut Truss, Lynne (2003), Eats, Shoots and Leaves, p163. London: Profile Books, 2003. ISBN 1-86197-612-7 meaning "thus", "so", "as such", or "just as that". In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized?[1]?to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error. Overview The word sic may be used either to show that an uncommon or archaic usage is reported faithfully: for instance, quoting the U.S. Constitution: The House of Representatives shall chuse [2] their Speaker... or to highlight an error, sometimes for the purpose of ridicule or irony, as in this example: Warehouse has been around for 30 years and has 263 stores, suggesting a large fan base. The chain sums up its appeal thus: ?styley [3], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [4] finger on t

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