Sic is a Latin word, originally sicut Truss, Lynne (2003), Eats, Shoots and Leaves, p163. London: Profile Books, 2003. ISBN 1-86197-612-7 meaning "thus", "so", "as such", or "just as that". In writing, it is placed within square brackets and usually italicized?[LINK: sic] [1]?to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, punctuation, and/or other preceding quoted material has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error. Overview The word sic may be used either to show that an uncommon or archaic usage is reported faithfully: for instance, quoting the U.S. Constitution: The House of Representatives shall chuse [LINK: sic] [2] their Speaker... or to highlight an error, sometimes for the purpose of ridicule or irony, as in this e