Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: PROBLEM: english language

Gregory Maxwell (linker@z.ml.org)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:58:31 -0500 (EST)


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.

I feel really stupid, I took two years of Latin.. I knew that.. :)

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