If you're quoting someone else, and they made an error, you still have to quote them directly but you don't want people to think you're wrong...
So...
In her book, Judith Butler says, "I am a riter (sic)" (33).
Yes!you can!
You can insert "[sic]" after an uncertain or potentially misspelled proper name when transcribing to indicate that the spelling is accurate despite appearing incorrect. This shows that any errors in the spelling are in the original text and not due to a mistake in transcription.
Sic is an editors mark used to show a word is spelled incorecctly [sic] in previously written material. It shows that the mistake was in the original copy. It is almost always enclosed in brackets. It means 'Spelling Incorrect'.
The SIC for Retail Bakeries is SIC 5461
SIC 2032
"Sic" is used in brackets after a copied or quoted text to indicate that any errors or unusual spellings in the original text have been transcribed exactly as they appeared. It is used to show that the mistake was in the original text and was not made by the person quoting it.
SIC 3829
SIC 2032
The SIC was the Standard Industrial Classification
You can use the Latin term "sic" enclosed in square brackets [sic] to indicate that a misspelled word in a quote is from the original source in MLA format. This indicates to the reader that the error is present in the source material and not a mistake in the citation.
Sic 'Sic' means simply 'thus.' If you really want 'Thus it stands,' that's 'Sic stat.'
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