sic pro
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin sic pro (“[written] as such in place of”).
Phrase
[edit]- (uncommon) Used to note an error in text as quoted and to supply the supposed intended meaning
- They wrote to us, saying that they want to "make America grate [sic pro great] again".
- 1897, Henry Harrisse, The Diplomatic History of America: Its First Chapter 1452-1493-1494, pages 62–63:
- "Since the conferences held with the Portuguese ambassadors, some say that between the cape called of Good Hope by the Portuguese, which is on [sic pro beyond] the route they now follow to reach the Gold Mine and Guinea southward..."
Usage notes
[edit]Similar to sic, sic pro is typically left italicized and it and the following words set off within brackets.