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organsnyder on Nov 28, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why WHO skipped 2 Greek letters to name new varian...

Why the "(sic)"? That's the normal spelling for British English.

tomrod on Nov 28, 2021 | [–]

Because it designates original spelling/usage in case anyone reading the quote is confused. No malice intended, typically.

pkulak on Nov 28, 2021 | [–]

Because I'm American and too dumb to realize that... I'll remove it.

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