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SubjectRe: [OFFTOPIC] Re: PROBLEM: english language
On 16 Feb 1999, Nat Lanza wrote:

> Gregory Maxwell <linker@z.ml.org> writes:
>
> > Umm..
> >
> > Do you see the "(sic" That usually stands for "Spelling is Correct".
>
> Pet peeve alert: "sic" does NOT stand for "Spelling is Correct". It's
> a Latin word meaning "thus" or "so", not an acronym of any sort.
>
>
> --nat

...often used parenthetically to show that something has been copied
exactly from the original. (sic) "The American college dictionary".

So. "Y'all wanna gotoah th stowwar" (sic).


Cheers,
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