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Re:Trump order strips privacy rights from non-U.S. citizens by raverbashing on Friday January 27, 2017 @07:33AM (#13499359)
Just a note, that's not how you use (sic)

It's usually used when quoting an original statement that's doubtful or knowingly incorrect

I don't know which term would be more appropriate to use, probably "pun intended"

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Re:Trump order strips privacy rights from non-U.S. citizens by agumonkey on Friday January 27, 2017 @08:57AM (#13499786)
True, but even Wikipedia lists irony as a usage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic#The_.22ironic_use.22_of_si...
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Re:Trump order strips privacy rights from non-U.S. citizens by raverbashing on Friday January 27, 2017 @09:01AM (#13499805)
Good, I assume that was the writer's intention then
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Re:Trump order strips privacy rights from non-U.S. citizens by theandrewbailey on Friday January 27, 2017 @09:15AM (#13499882)
Isn't "(sic)" used to mark a misspelling in the original material? That's all I've ever seen it used for.
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Re:Trump order strips privacy rights from non-U.S. citizens by baq on Friday January 27, 2017 @05:23PM (#13503259)
it literally means 'so it was written' or something similar. wikipedia:

"The Latin adverb sic ("thus"; "just as"; in full: sic erat scriptum, "thus was it written")[1] inserted after a quoted word or passage, indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous or archaic spelling, surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might otherwise be taken as an error of transcription." (sic)

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