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Changed: 1c1

Used to mean "Yes, the text preceding this is intended to be written exactly this way." From Latin "Thus" (or "such" or something like that.. Latin scholars, anyone?)

Used to mean "Yes, the text preceding this is intended to be written exactly this way." From Latin "Thus" (consider "sic transit gloria mundi").

Removed: 3d2

Yes, it does mean thus, or thereabouts - consider "sic transit gloria mundi".

Changed: 5c4,5

Gah!*thwap* *thwap* *thwap*

::Gah!*thwap* *thwap* *thwap*
:::Thus the glory of this world passes away, roughly. Google is my friend - SunKitten

Changed: 18,20c18

* The category CategoryAbbreviation is intended to group together a certain kind of term people use in writing, so that people who do not already know what the term means or where it comes from have a starting point for finding out. Sic is alleged to be such a term, along with e.g., viz and suchlike; therefore it is the use of the word "abbreviation" in the category name which is problematic (since it does not include a wide enough range of terms) rather than the grouping of things like Sic and e.g. with things like TLA and SWMBO. I challenge the pedant to find a better word.
:: (PeterTaylor) Is suchlike an abbreviation?! ;-)
::: Pedant. - MoonShadow ;)

* The category "CategoryAbbreviation" is intended to group together a certain kind of term people use in writing, so that people who do not already know what the term means or where it comes from have a starting point for finding out. "Sic" is alleged to be such a term, along with "e.g.", "viz" and suchlike; therefore it is the use of the word "abbreviation" in the category name which is problematic (since it does not include a wide enough range of terms) rather than the grouping of things like "Sic" and "e.g." with things like "TLA" and "SWMBO". I challenge the pedant to find a better word.

Used to mean "Yes, the text preceding this is intended to be written exactly this way." From Latin "Thus" (consider "sic transit gloria mundi").

Glorious travel sickness when going to Mundi? - Kazuhiko

Gah!*thwap* *thwap* *thwap*

: Thus the glory of this world passes away, roughly. Google is my friend - SunKitten

As a verb, used to mean "attack".

CategoryAbbreviation - even though it's not an abbreviation at all, but just Latin; ... --CategoryPedantry??

Responses to the pedantry (sic):

The Latin "Sic" is used as an abbreviation for the English sentence at the top of the page, or "this misspelling is intentional", or some such. Therefore the use of CategoryAbbreviation is valid, although prone to misinterpretation.

The category "CategoryAbbreviation" is intended to group together a certain kind of term people use in writing, so that people who do not already know what the term means or where it comes from have a starting point for finding out. "Sic" is alleged to be such a term, along with "e.g.", "viz" and suchlike; therefore it is the use of the word "abbreviation" in the category name which is problematic (since it does not include a wide enough range of terms) rather than the grouping of things like "Sic" and "e.g." with things like "TLA" and "SWMBO". I challenge the pedant to find a better word.