Re: Kanye West - Rapper changes his name to Ye
Originally Posted by
Judd
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Sic. Yes, it means as it was written.
Indeed .....
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...orial-citation
What is denoted by "sic" is that the word or phrase that precedes it occurs in the original passage being quoted or name being used and was not introduced by the writer doing the quoting. Sometimes the quoted text contains an error of grammar or spelling, but other times it might not contain an error at all, but some kind of language or phrasing that might be unexpected.
There are a host of etiquette issues that surround sic. Since it often follows misspellings or nontraditional language use, some commentators see it as a means of needlessly making a value judgment on someone else’s language habits. In Modern English Usage, the grammarian H. W. Fowler wrote that sic “should only be used when doubt [about the intent behind another writer’s words] is natural; but reviewers and controversialists are tempted to pretend that it is; because sic provides them with a neat and compendious form of sneer”. Sometimes it may be better to paraphrase the text and avoid what seems like haughty comment on another writer’s choices.
Alternately, it can help to offer a gentle parenthetical correction or adjustment to what the reader would be more likely to expect.
But let’s face it: sometimes, pedantic condescension is precisely what you’re going for.
I was definitely going for the sneer .....
When someone with bucketfuls of money and a big head makes an obviously simple spelling or grammatical mistake but has not even bothered to have their statement checked and corrected because, naturally, they're always right, then I reserve the right to employ "pedantic condescension" .....