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You can use this template to easily insert a "[sic]" notation. This notation is placed after a point in a quotation that, in ''both'' the original text and its quotation in an article, contains either an actual textual error or text that ''appears'' to be an error—the problematic text must have been faithfully reproduced as it appears in the original source for using ''sic'' to be correct. This usage clarifies that the source of text that might otherwise be taken as an [[Wikipedia:Transcription error|error of transcription]].
However, it isn't always the best idea to recreate a quote perfectly. Note that [[Wikipedia:MOS:QUOTE|MOS:QUOTE]] says that "'''trivial spelling and typographic errors should simply be corrected without comment... unless the slip is textually important.'''"
*By default, this template links to the article ''[[Wikipedia:Sic|Sic]]'' for the benefit of readers, but this default is disabled if the {{para|nolink|y}} parameter is added. When the template is used within the displayed anchor text (right-hand visible portion) of an internal link (aka a wikilink) or external link, this parameter is essential to prevent incorrect formatting, as the link will be truncated otherwise. Linking to the ''[[Wikipedia:Sic|Sic]]'' article may be undesirable in certain other cases, for example when the template is used many times close together.
*Additional unnamed parameters can be used to obfuscate spelling errors in quoted material in the wiki-text of a page, to help prevent automated or semi-automated correction by bot or human editors, which (although done in good faith) would be undesirable. In these cases, split the intentionally misspelled word or other character string into two parts and use them as the first two parameters of the template, and ''replace'' the original with the template: {{nowrap|<code><nowiki>He said "{{sic|Irrega|rdless}}..."</nowiki></code>}} will display as {{nowrap|<code>He said "{{sic|Irrega|rdless}}..."</code>}}
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