Both Uses of
sic
in
Travels with Charley
- Whatever I say, one or the other of you is going to sic the dog on me.
Part 3 *sic = urge attack of
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- Sic semper cum Frogs.
Part 2 *sic = sic semper is a Latin phrase that means thus always
Definitions:
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(1)
(sic as in: "feel grate" (sic)) indicates that a word or phrase that looks incorrect, is as it should be
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(2)
(sic as in: sic the dog) urge attack of
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, sic is used as a word in various Latin phrases to mean "in this way," or "thus," or "so."
For example:
Sic semper tyrannis -- "Thus always to tyrants"