What is rabat[sic]?

penguinrick

Do you mean Rabat, the capital of Morocco? Jul 15 09, 12:25 AM

romeomikegolf

That's for you to think about. Jul 15 09, 12:45 AM

serpa

Rabat is an anagram of ' a brat'. Rabat[sic] is an anagram of 'basic rat'. Jul 15 09, 1:15 AM

romeomikegolf

Think again. Jul 15 09, 1:44 AM

looney_tunes

There is a suburb of Mdina, Malta called Rabat, a name which is derived from the Arab word for suburb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabat,_Malta Or a shoe store. http://www.rabatshoes.com/ Jul 15 09, 4:18 AM

romeomikegolf

Still not right. Check the spelling. Jul 15 09, 5:28 AM

Watchkeeper

[sic] denotes that "rabat" is what the man actually wrote - I'm reproducing it faithfully - and we all know it's incorrect but don't blame me. Example: « J’ai un programme municipal, écrit-il, et il n’est pas rempli de vieux clichés fielleux et usés comme ceux dont on vous rabat [sic] les oreilles avec un mépris de la démocratie qui ne vous abusera pas » http://www.angers.fr/decouvrir-angers/en-histoire/chroniques-historiques/pour-sinformer/un-original-le-comte-gautron/ What the correct word is, instead of "rabat", lies beyond my school-boy French. Jul 15 09, 5:59 AM

zbeckabee

One translation: "I have a City program, he wrote, and it is not full of old cliches and worn fielleux like those you fold [sic] ears with a contempt for democracy that does not abuse you." http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.angers.fr/decouvrir-angers/en-histoire/chroniques-historiques/pour-sinformer/un-original-le-comte-gautron/&ei=NsxdSuXeBNXFmQfZy_x8&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvous%2Brabat%2B%255Bsic%255D%2Bles%2Boreilles%2Bavec%2Bun%2Bm%25C3%25A9pris%2Bde%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9mocratie%2Bqui%2Bne%2Bvous%2Babusera%2Bpas%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ADBF_en rabat flap rabat beating http://www.langtolang.com/?selectFrom=french&selectTo=english&txtLang=rabat&submitButton=Search Jul 15 09, 6:40 AM

serpa

“I have a municipal program, writes it, and it is not filled of old bitter and used stereotypes as those which one folds back you [sic] the ears with a contempt of the democracy which will not deceive you” This from: http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt Jul 15 09, 6:48 AM

dj168

Watchkeeper I think is right. It is used after a word that looks unusual or incorrect to show that it has been reproduced verbatim from the quoted original and is not a transcription error. For example, you are saying rabat[sic]. I think you may mean: "Rabbit" but since you said/typed "rabat", if I were to copy word for word what you say I would put rabat[sic]. Like if you used a sentence " Silly rabat[sic], trix are for kids" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic Jul 15 09, 3:24 PM