I didn't understand what you meant before, Jerry, until I saw Nancy's reply.
You may like to look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic I'd normally use square brackets to indicate that it's an editing comment. [sic] Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy Nancy Stevens said the following on 28/01/2012 5:25 p.m.: > I think sic is generally used when there are spelling or typographical > errors in the material quoted as a way of telling the reader that the > errors are in the original text and not transcription errors. Like > you, I do not use sic unless I think it is absolutely necessary. > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Jerry <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > For those of you who like to use the term SIC in your sourcing, how do > you do it in such a way that it is easily understood by the layman > user? > It seems very over-used, at times, when simple quotes would do. Or, > perhaps I misunderstand its suggested usage. Thanks. > -- > Jerry > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
