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By Sun, By Moon - Chap. 8
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:28 am    Post subject: [sic]? Reply with quote
What in the world does [sic] mean when it's placed after a word?

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
An intentional mis-use/mis-spelling noted.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
So if you're critiquing Unrelated Incidents by Tom Leonard, for example:

thi reason
a talk wia
BBC accent
iz coz yi
widny wahnt
mi ti talk
aboot thi
trooth wia
voice lik
wanno yoo
scruff.

etc..

then you'd probably use it quite a lot Very Happy

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