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What phrase do I use to say that the quote is exactly as I found it?

 
 
dabod15
 
Reply Tue 28 Nov, 2017 01:10 pm
To show that I didn't make a mistake in quoting the source.
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Reply Tue 28 Nov, 2017 01:18 pm
The Latin adverb sic ("thus", "just as"; in full: sic erat scriptum, "thus was it written") inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous or archaic spelling, surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might otherwise be taken as an error of transcription.

The usual usage is to inform the reader that any errors or apparent errors in quoted material do not arise from errors in the course of the transcription, but are intentionally reproduced, exactly as they appear in the source text. It is generally placed inside square brackets to indicate that it is not part of the quoted matter.

Example: She wrote, “They made there [sic] beds.”

Sic may also be used derisively by the proofreader, to call attention to the original writer's spelling mistakes or erroneous logic, or to show general disapproval or dislike of the material.

In British English-using countries "sic" is treated as a loan word (i.e. no longer foreign) and is not italicised, but many US style guides insist that it be italicised.
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Reply Tue 28 Nov, 2017 01:25 pm
@centrox,
Perfect answer, thank you.
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