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by readthenotes1 207 days ago
They should also get get a different AI to write the lede, as it is pretty empty when we get past the "besides (sick) the point"
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You most likely know and just suffered autocorrect, but given the context of using it to point out a similar mistake I feel the need to correct you: it should be “sic”, not “sick”.

(For anyone not familiar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic)

I assume that was the joke. Also, the use of parentheses makes it stand out from the normal bracketed use as an attempt at humor.
If it was a joke it went right over my head