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Peoeple who misuse (sic)

  • 02-11-2010 10:21pm
    #1
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭


    I hate it when people misuse (sic) to indicate they misspelled, rather than when quoting someone who misspelled or had incorrect pronunciation.

    Know who to use it, or JUST DON'T USE IT!!!!!:mad:


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  • #2
    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    in before the (sic) over-use


  • #3
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    KO (sic)


  • #4
    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    KO (sic)

    gotcha :P


  • #5
    Princess Peach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,698 ✭✭✭✭Princess Peach


    I don't know what this means :pac:


  • #6
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    euuugghhhh. next.


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  • #7
    Nulty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    efb wrote: »
    I hate it when people misuse (sic) to indicate they misspelled, rather than when quoting someone who misspelled or had incorrect pronunciation.

    Know who (sic) to use it, or JUST DON'T USE IT!!!!!:mad:

    FYP


  • #8
    Ronin247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,256 ✭✭✭Ronin247


    efb wrote: »
    I hate it when people misuse (sic) to indicate they misspelled, rather than when quoting someone who misspelled or had incorrect pronunciation.

    Know who to use it, or JUST DON'T USE IT!!!!!:mad:


    Know who ?????

    hahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha


  • #9
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Nulty wrote: »
    FYP

    Congrats on getting the intentional error.


  • #10
    Nulty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    efb wrote: »
    Congrats on getting the intentional error.

    Sure... :rolleyes:

    Still doesn't make this thread any more acceptable...


  • #11
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,202 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Should be used thus: [sic]


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  • #12
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Nulty wrote: »
    Sure... :rolleyes:

    Still doesn't make this thread any more acceptable...

    was it not sticking out a post re the correct use of quoting bad grammar would contain it?


  • #13
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Major OP fail.


  • #14
    PanchoVilla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭PanchoVilla


    I almost got (sic) watching this video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYSpIz2FjU


  • #15
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    sci [sic]


  • #16
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    I agree. This sort of thing makes me (sic).


  • #17
    Nulty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    WindSock wrote: »
    sci [sic]

    sci [sik] sic


  • #18
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,532 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    [sic]kening thread


  • #19
    bullets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭bullets


    I never heard of the use of sic until I started reading wikipedia, I wondered what the hell was it all about every time I saw it. Then I thought it may be indicating that the information on Wiki/Wikipedia maybe something somebody said or still needed to be proved or backed up by facts.

    Today I find a thread on boards AH relating to sic and I google it just to find out what the hell it actually means and
    the first google result is bloody wikipedia Grrrr

    Gave a quick look through the entry and after quickly
    looking up and down the page decided to give up trying
    to read and go Feck it! I'm better off not knowing
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic


    ~B


  • #20
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    I suppose the spelling error in the thread title is intentional too?:rolleyes:


  • #21
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    I suppose the spelling error in the thread title is intentional too?:rolleyes:

    aren't we very bright


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  • #22
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    efb wrote: »
    aren't we very bright

    On the current evidence, middling to fair.


  • #23
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Sick Transit Gloria Monday.


  • #24
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    efb wrote: »
    aren't we very bright
    And the omission of the question mark and capital letter? Intentional again?

    You're good.


  • #25
    Dunjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Dunjohn


    I've never seen people use it to cover their own spelling mistakes :confused:


  • #26
    K-9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    LOL I love how smugness comes back to bite you in the ass!

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



  • #27
    KungPao
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭KungPao


    I'm not the biggest Slipknot fan but I like the song...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3NWauwd4bA


  • #28
    cloneslad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭cloneslad


    Wow, well done op.

    An awesome amount of grammar and spelling mistakes in one post complaining about people's grammatical errors.

    It's like those people who come on here to tell people that they have poor grammar but spell it as grammer.

    If my post has any errors in it, it's cos I don't give a crap ;)


  • #29
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,083 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    pickarooney wrote: »
    Sick Transit, Gloria. Monday.
    Fixed you're [sic] punctuation. :D

    Not your ornery onager



  • #30
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    efb wrote: »
    I hate it when people misuse (sic) to indicate they misspelled, rather than when quoting someone who misspelled or had incorrect pronunciation.

    Know who[sic] to use it, or JUST DON'T USE IT!!!!!:mad:


    Epic fail. This poster surely will be too ashamed to post here again.:cool:


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  • #31
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    U calling me out FB?

    The sh1t that's posted here that's mild.

    And yes, the errors were intentional


  • #32
    BOHtox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    Bad grammar and punctuation makes me [sic]


  • #33
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    efb wrote: »
    U calling me out FB?

    The sh1t that's posted here that's mild.

    And yes, the errors were intentional

    I'm a Virgil man myself , so no offense meant.


  • #34
    jackiebaron
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭jackiebaron


    efb wrote: »
    I hate it when people misuse (sic) to indicate they misspelled, rather than when quoting someone who misspelled or had incorrect pronunciation.

    Know who (sic) to use it, or JUST DON'T USE IT!!!!!:mad:

    :P


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