Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site ulysses.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!floyd!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!mhuxa!ulysses!smb From: smb@ulysses.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: [sic] Message-ID: <519@ulysses.UUCP> Date: Thu, 28-Jul-83 17:47:55 EDT Article-I.D.: ulysses.519 Posted: Thu Jul 28 17:47:55 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 29-Jul-83 06:28:01 EDT References: <2098@tekmdp.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 9 Let me make a suggestion. The use of the word 'sic' by newspapers, etc., is intended to show that a particular error was committed by the original author, and not by the transcriber, proof-reader, typesetter, etc. But these folks don't have an all-electronic medium! If I, using my text editor, copy someone's article into my reply, the chance of me introducing spelling errors is quite low. I suggest, then, that those of us who do use editors when composing articles refrain from gratuitous modifications; we're not going to blame you. And for those who don't use editors -- do so! It lets you correct spelling errors, grammatical errors, etc.