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Academic English & Research vocabulary · Citing and Referencing

Sic

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

adverbAdvanced term

In academic english & research, sic means: A marker showing that unusual wording or an apparent error belongs to the quoted original.

In Turkish: aynen böyle

How it is used

Usually placed in brackets; use sparingly rather than to mock a source.

Example sentences

  1. The editor inserted [sic] after the misspelled place name in the quotation.

    The marker shows that the editor did not introduce the error.

  2. We omitted [sic] because the historical spelling was normal for that period.

    Unfamiliar historical spelling need not be labeled an error.

Common collocations

  • insert sic
  • marked with sic
  • direct quotationThe exact words of a source copied into your text, marked with quotation marks or set as an indented block, and followed by a citation with a page number.
  • source textthe original text that a writer, translator, or researcher uses as the basis for quotation, paraphrase, analysis, or translation

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