sic
Editorial error marker
Sic is Latin for "thus" or "so," used in brackets after a quoted word to indicate the original text contained that exact spelling, grammar, or usage—signaling the error or oddity belongs to the source, not the quoter: The sign read "No Trespasing" [sic].
Separately, to sic (or sick) a dog on someone is to urge it to attack: He sicced the dog on the intruder.
In identical wording
- intentionalDone on purpose
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- quotationCited passage or price
- exactPerfectly correct, no deviation
unchanged · original · faithful · literal · purposeful · reproduction · transcription · unaltered
Printing mistake
- misprintTypographical error
- erratumDocumented publishing mistake
- errorFault in communication
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
proofread · annotate · bracket · editorial · notation · clarification · acknowledgment · interpolation
Aggressive act against another
- pursueFollow to catch
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- unleashTo release from restraint
- dogDomesticated barking mammal
hound · set · release · send · dispatch · direct · loose · urge
verbatim
In identical wording
- intentionalDone on purpose
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- quotationCited passage or price
exact · unchanged · original · faithful · literal · purposeful · reproduction · transcription · unaltered · authentic
typo
Printing mistake
oversight · proofread · annotate · bracket · editorial · notation · clarification · acknowledgment · interpolation · indicate
attack
Aggressive act against another
dog · hound · set · release · send · dispatch · direct · loose · urge · order
thus
In this way
ergo · hence · accordingly · consequently · thusly
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- attributionattributed to, cited, according to, per, via
- citationscitation, citations, cite, cited, citation style
- Latin Abbreviationse.g., i.e., etc, et al, ibid
- Sanskrit rootsgam, vid, vac, man, da
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor