Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!bstempleton From: bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton) Newsgroups: net.misc,net.followup Subject: Re: (sic) Message-ID: <5470@watmath.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Jul-83 12:42:22 EDT Article-I.D.: watmath.5470 Posted: Fri Jul 1 12:42:22 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Jul-83 23:56:52 EDT References: <5466@unc.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 14 The use of [sic] in letters by editors is usually cruel in my opinion. I have seen it used many times to ridicule people who disagree with the editor. The policy should not vary according to the beliefs of the letter-writer. It was stated here on the net by one poster that if he sees a large number of errors in a letter, he wonders about the ability to think of the writer. I would like to point out that this could be due to the fact English is not the mother tounge of the author. I hope you don't prejudge the mind of a foreigner just because they are still learning the language. Some of the world's greatest minds can't write a word of English -- Brad Templeton - Waterloo, Ont. (519) 886-7304