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		ythl on May 26, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Visiting Chelsea Manning in prison [sic] indicates a spelling error in context, not a political correctness "error" that is still being debated

niccaluim on May 26, 2016 [–]

"Sic" stands for "sic erat scriptum" ("thus was it written"). It says nothing about spelling, only that the quote has been transcribed exactly as written.

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