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3.2.1 Use brackets to enclose comments or explanations inserted in a quotation.

EXAMPLES

" Production declined last month [May 2000]."
" The section manager [Thompson] identified the problem."
" Improper leveling [of the comparator] resulted in inaccurate data."

3.2.2 Use sic (meaning "so" or "thus") to indicate an error in the original document.

EXAMPLE

" The shipment was made on 5-33-00 [sic]."

 

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