Messages in this thread | | | Subject | [OFFTOPIC] Re: PROBLEM: english language | From | Nat Lanza <> | Date | 16 Feb 1999 12:47:09 -0500 |
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Gregory Maxwell <linker@z.ml.org> writes:
> Umm.. > > Do you see the "(sic" That usually stands for "Spelling is Correct".
Pet peeve alert: "sic" does NOT stand for "Spelling is Correct". It's a Latin word meaning "thus" or "so", not an acronym of any sort.
--nat
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