The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #157281   Message #3713269
Posted By: Steve Shaw
30-May-15 - 09:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: All changed, changed utterly.
Subject: RE: BS: All changed, changed utterly.
So Musket brings Israeli "terrorism" [sic] into the conversation and when it is challenged you cry troll. Par for the course I guess.

Pedants' corner: if you use [sic] you are quoting the precise expression of a person with the intention of distancing yourself from that particular use of words. Your problem is that the precise expression used by Musket, implied by your [sic], was not what you said it was. He did not, as you assert, say Israeli "terrorism". He said Israeli terrorism. The speech marks are yours alone and have no place alongside your [sic]. I thought I'd just point this out in case there are other uses of English that you don't have the faintest idea about. The word "antisemite", for example. Hope this helps.