Sic
Description
The Latin adverb sic inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous, archaic, or otherwise nonstandard spelling, punctuation, or grammar.
There are many contexts where it’s appropriate to use “[sic],” particularly formal writing such as newspaper articles, academic essays, and legal documents. However, it’s often inappropriate to use “[sic],” where it might clutter the text, seem unnecessarily petty, or offend the quoted author
7Is sic used in English?
Adding [sic] to something you are sharing or retweeting via a social media site is a way of letting people know that you’re aware there’s an error and the mistake isn’t yours.
Sic is usually italicized and always surrounded by brackets to indicate that it was not part of the original. Place [sic] right after the error. Example: She wrote, “They made there [sic] beds.”
