Posted by Bob on 11/30/05 10:27

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:25:19 -0800, "Bill's News"
<BillsNews@pcmagic.net> wrote:

>sic means "intentionally written as shown (incorrectly)."

sic does not mean incorrectly. I use it to mean:

sic: "intentionally written as shown correctly."

>This usage
>would not only show your knowledge of grammar but your subtlety with
>it ;-0)

Your incorrect explanation not only show your knowledge of grammar but
your subtlety with it.

>But who really cares, eh? Did anyone here NOT understand that the
>poster meant "they're" ???

If that's what he meant, then he can type it that way.


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mode of being and only total victory is acceptable.
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