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What Does [sic] Mean?
by Maeve Maddox

Samm [sic] asks “What does [sic] mean?”

Sic in square brackets is an editing term used with quotations or excerpts. It means “that’s really how it appears in the original.”

It is used to point out a grammatical error, misspelling, misstatement of fact, or, as above, the unconventional spelling of a name.

For example, you might want to quote the printed introduction to a college catalog:

Maple Leaf College is well-known for it’s [sic] high academic standards.

Sic is the Latin word for “thus,” or “such.”

When John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln and jumped from the balcony to the stage of Ford’s Theatre, he is said to have shouted “Sic semper tyrannis!” He meant “that’s what tyrants get;” literally, “Thus always to tyrants.”

from Dailywritingtips.com

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Audience

Before you write, determine who your audience is.
They are the people who will read what you wrote.
Are you writing for a specific group or a general crowd?
Are they familiar with the subject matter?
What kind of language are they comfortable with?

Tailor your writing to suit your audience.
Minimize the usage of sophisticated words.
Keep your sentence structure varied;
have long, medium and short sentences.

This way, your writing will be more engaging and effective.

Try it.

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