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The Latin adverb ''sic'' ("thus"; in full: ''sic erat scriptum'', "thus was it written")〔Footnotes, 1, in opinion of November 15, 2012 in ''U.S. v. Bryant'', Case No. 11-CR-20034. (Federal judge noted using variant spelling of Bryant's given name, "'sic erat scriptum'" in court document.)〕 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 notation's usual purpose 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 brackets to signal that it is not part of the quoted matter. ''Sic'' may also be used derisively, to call attention to the original writer's spelling mistakes or erroneous logic.〔 ==Etymology and historical usage== Though occasionally misidentified as an abbreviated word, ''sic'' is a Latin adverb used in English as an adverb, and, derivatively, as a noun and a verb.〔"sic, adv. (and n.)" ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Second Edition 1989. Oxford University Press〕 The adverb ''sic'', meaning "intentionally so written", first appeared in English circa 1856.〔sic. ''(Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary )''. Merriam-Webster, 2003. ISBN 0-87779-809-5, ISBN 978-0-87779-809-5. (p.1156)〕 It is derived from the Latin adverb ''sīc'', which means "so, thus, in this manner".〔Cassell's Latin Dictionary〕 According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', the verbal form of ''sic'', meaning "to mark with a ''sic''", emerged in 1889, E. Belfort Bax work in ''The Ethics of Socialism'' being an early example.〔"sic, adv. (and n.)" ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Second Edition 1989. Oxford University Press; see also E. Belfort Bax. ("On Some Forms of Modern Cant" ). Commonweal: 7 May 1887. Marxists' Internet Archive: 14 Jan. 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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