Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!decwrl!qubix!msc From: msc@qubix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes,net.followup Subject: Re: (sic) Message-ID: <316@qubix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 12:15:04 EDT Article-I.D.: qubix.316 Posted: Mon Jun 13 12:15:04 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Jun-83 04:33:55 EDT Lines: 10 'sic' is NOT Latin for 'thus'. It is short for a Latin phrase meaning "thus it was written". It is normally used to indicate that the spelling (or grammar) you are using is that way because the author you are quoting from wrote it that way. This is normally done when first author made a mistake. -- Mark ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!qubix!msc ...{ittvax,amd70}!qubix!msc decwrl!qubix!msc@Berkeley.ARPA