Sic – generally placed in square brackets, [sic sic], and sometimes in round, (sic) – is a comment interpolated into quoted or reprinted material to indicate that the preceding text has been reproduced literatim from the source, so as to avoid the misattribution of textual irregularities to transcription errors by the quoter or reprinter. A bracketed sic may also be used as a form of ridicule or as a humorous comment. Though occasionally misidentified as an abbreviation, sic is an English-language adverb that has its origins in Latin.
