Sic vs Sib - What's the difference?
sic | sib |
thus; thus written
To mark with a bracketed sic."sic, adv. (and n.)" Oxford English Dictionary , Second Edition 1989. Oxford University Press.
To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
To set upon; to chase; to attack.
Having kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; having affinity; being akin; kindred.
Kindred; kin; kinsmen; a body of persons related by blood in any degree.
A kinsman; a blood relation; a relative, near or remote; one closely allied to another; an intimate companion.
* 1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers :
A sibling, brother or sister (irrespective of gender)
(biology) Any group of animals or plants sharing a corresponding genetic relation
A group of individuals unilaterally descended from a single (real or postulated) common ancestor
To bring into relation; establish a relationship between; make friendly; reconcile.
As a conjunction sic
is like, as.As a noun sib is
.sic
English
(wikipedia sic)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adverb
(-)Usage notes
The word sic may be used in brackets to show that an uncommon or archaic]] usage is reported faithfully: for instance, quoting the [[:w:United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution: : The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic ] their Speaker ... It may also be used to highlight a perceived error, sometimes for the purpose of ridicule, as in this example from : : Warehouse has been around for 30 years and has 263 stores, suggesting a large fan base. The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."'>citation Since it is not an abbreviation, it does not require a following period.See also
* shurely shome mishtake (A jocular alternative to sic.)Verb
(sicc)- E. Belfort Bax wrote "... the modern reviewer's taste is not really shocked by half the things he sics or otherwise castigates."''E. Belfort Bax. ''
On Some Forms of Modern Cant
. Commonweal: 7 May 1887. Marxists’ Internet Archive: 14 Jan. 2006
Etymology 2
Variant of (seek).Alternative forms
* sickVerb
(sicc)- He sicced his dog on me!
- Sic 'em, Mitzi.
Usage notes
* The sense of "set upon" is most commonly used as an imperative, in a command to an animal.References
Anagrams
* * * * ----sib
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) sib, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)Etymology 2
From (etyl) sib, sibbe, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- But she got up to go, and Domenico obeyed me too in mock meekness, making himself sib and coeval to Hortense, submissive to frowning elder brother, something incestuous in it.