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When one purposefully spells the last words in a sentence wrong, would the end punctuation be before or after the bracket? Ex.: The pizza is there's [sic]. or The pizza is there's. [sic]
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When one purposefully spells the last words in a sentence wrong, would the end punctuation be before or after the bracket? Ex.: The pizza is there's [sic]. or The pizza is there's. [sic]
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Here's a written example where [sic] is used twice in one sentence: Dr. Thurston has spoke [sic] to parents; Runis staff need to clarify with Kai's parents if they are happy for Kai to have escorted leave to theirs [sic]. That looks fine to me, given the general idea is to put [sic] as close as possible to the "questionable" text (so why would you want to include the period before the "confirmation"?).
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When one purposefully spells the last words in a sentence wrong, would the end punctuation be before or after the bracket? Ex.: The pizza is there's [sic]. or The pizza is there's. [sic]
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When one purposefully spells the last words in a sentence wrong, would the end punctuation be before or after the bracket? Ex.: The pizza is there's [sic]. or The pizza is there's. [sic]
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Here's a written example where [sic] is used twice in one sentence: Dr. Thurston has spoke [sic] to parents; Runis staff need to clarify with Kai's parents if they are happy for Kai to have escorted leave to theirs [sic]. That looks fine to me, given the general idea is to put [sic] as close as possible to the "questionable" text (so why would you want to include the period before the "confirmation"?).
– FumbleFingers
14 hours ago
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Here's a written example where [sic] is used twice in one sentence: Dr. Thurston has spoke [sic] to parents; Runis staff need to clarify with Kai's parents if they are happy for Kai to have escorted leave to theirs [sic]. That looks fine to me, given the general idea is to put [sic] as close as possible to the "questionable" text (so why would you want to include the period before the "confirmation"?).
– FumbleFingers
14 hours ago
Here's a written example where [sic] is used twice in one sentence: Dr. Thurston has spoke [sic] to parents; Runis staff need to clarify with Kai's parents if they are happy for Kai to have escorted leave to theirs [sic]. That looks fine to me, given the general idea is to put [sic] as close as possible to the "questionable" text (so why would you want to include the period before the "confirmation"?).
– FumbleFingers
14 hours ago
Here's a written example where [sic] is used twice in one sentence: Dr. Thurston has spoke [sic] to parents; Runis staff need to clarify with Kai's parents if they are happy for Kai to have escorted leave to theirs [sic]. That looks fine to me, given the general idea is to put [sic] as close as possible to the "questionable" text (so why would you want to include the period before the "confirmation"?).
– FumbleFingers
14 hours ago
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Customarily sic is put as close as possible following the error. That would suggest putting it before the punctuation.
Besides this, style guides are either silent on the topic or employ examples putting punctuation marks after the sic. Expert editor Merrill Perlman shares an example where punctuation is used after the sic:
“I’ve spent a lot of my life thinking blackness was all I had in front of me, that it would be blackness to the very last instent[sic],” he wrote in a journal, according to the Post.
Note how MLA 8 usage can vary based on whether the text appears within or after the quotation marks. In either case, sic appears before the punctuation:
Shaw admitted, “Nothing can extinguish my interest in Shakespear” (sic).
And in this curious document collected by Marla Sharp under the domain for the Montana Court Reporters Association, examples always have sic appear before the punctuation.
answered 13 hours ago
TaliesinMerlin
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I would say that the [sic] is attached to the uncorrected error and that the whole thing thus created must precede any punctuation that was intended to follow the erroneous matter.
– Michael Harvey
12 hours ago
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Customarily sic is put as close as possible following the error. That would suggest putting it before the punctuation.
Besides this, style guides are either silent on the topic or employ examples putting punctuation marks after the sic. Expert editor Merrill Perlman shares an example where punctuation is used after the sic:
“I’ve spent a lot of my life thinking blackness was all I had in front of me, that it would be blackness to the very last instent[sic],” he wrote in a journal, according to the Post.
Note how MLA 8 usage can vary based on whether the text appears within or after the quotation marks. In either case, sic appears before the punctuation:
Shaw admitted, “Nothing can extinguish my interest in Shakespear” (sic).
And in this curious document collected by Marla Sharp under the domain for the Montana Court Reporters Association, examples always have sic appear before the punctuation.
answered 13 hours ago
TaliesinMerlin
86710
I would say that the [sic] is attached to the uncorrected error and that the whole thing thus created must precede any punctuation that was intended to follow the erroneous matter.
– Michael Harvey
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Customarily sic is put as close as possible following the error. That would suggest putting it before the punctuation.
Besides this, style guides are either silent on the topic or employ examples putting punctuation marks after the sic. Expert editor Merrill Perlman shares an example where punctuation is used after the sic:
“I’ve spent a lot of my life thinking blackness was all I had in front of me, that it would be blackness to the very last instent[sic],” he wrote in a journal, according to the Post.
Note how MLA 8 usage can vary based on whether the text appears within or after the quotation marks. In either case, sic appears before the punctuation:
Shaw admitted, “Nothing can extinguish my interest in Shakespear” (sic).
And in this curious document collected by Marla Sharp under the domain for the Montana Court Reporters Association, examples always have sic appear before the punctuation.
answered 13 hours ago
TaliesinMerlin
86710
I would say that the [sic] is attached to the uncorrected error and that the whole thing thus created must precede any punctuation that was intended to follow the erroneous matter.
– Michael Harvey
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Customarily sic is put as close as possible following the error. That would suggest putting it before the punctuation.
Besides this, style guides are either silent on the topic or employ examples putting punctuation marks after the sic. Expert editor Merrill Perlman shares an example where punctuation is used after the sic:
“I’ve spent a lot of my life thinking blackness was all I had in front of me, that it would be blackness to the very last instent[sic],” he wrote in a journal, according to the Post.
Note how MLA 8 usage can vary based on whether the text appears within or after the quotation marks. In either case, sic appears before the punctuation:
Shaw admitted, “Nothing can extinguish my interest in Shakespear” (sic).
And in this curious document collected by Marla Sharp under the domain for the Montana Court Reporters Association, examples always have sic appear before the punctuation.
answered 13 hours ago
TaliesinMerlin
86710
Customarily sic is put as close as possible following the error. That would suggest putting it before the punctuation.
Besides this, style guides are either silent on the topic or employ examples putting punctuation marks after the sic. Expert editor Merrill Perlman shares an example where punctuation is used after the sic:
“I’ve spent a lot of my life thinking blackness was all I had in front of me, that it would be blackness to the very last instent[sic],” he wrote in a journal, according to the Post.
Note how MLA 8 usage can vary based on whether the text appears within or after the quotation marks. In either case, sic appears before the punctuation:
Shaw admitted, “Nothing can extinguish my interest in Shakespear” (sic).
And in this curious document collected by Marla Sharp under the domain for the Montana Court Reporters Association, examples always have sic appear before the punctuation.
answered 13 hours ago
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answered 13 hours ago
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answered 13 hours ago
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I would say that the [sic] is attached to the uncorrected error and that the whole thing thus created must precede any punctuation that was intended to follow the erroneous matter.
– Michael Harvey
12 hours ago
add a comment |
I would say that the [sic] is attached to the uncorrected error and that the whole thing thus created must precede any punctuation that was intended to follow the erroneous matter.
– Michael Harvey
12 hours ago
I would say that the [sic] is attached to the uncorrected error and that the whole thing thus created must precede any punctuation that was intended to follow the erroneous matter.
– Michael Harvey
12 hours ago
I would say that the [sic] is attached to the uncorrected error and that the whole thing thus created must precede any punctuation that was intended to follow the erroneous matter.
– Michael Harvey
12 hours ago
add a comment |
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Here's a written example where [sic] is used twice in one sentence: Dr. Thurston has spoke [sic] to parents; Runis staff need to clarify with Kai's parents if they are happy for Kai to have escorted leave to theirs [sic]. That looks fine to me, given the general idea is to put [sic] as close as possible to the "questionable" text (so why would you want to include the period before the "confirmation"?).
– FumbleFingers
14 hours ago