Depends on what you exactly did to it.

I've written a shit-load of papers in these last 5 years, so let me explain:

[sic] is used when there is an error (whether it be spelling, grammatical or factual errors) in a quotation that you are using. So yes, AD is right about how [sic] is used, but it is not limited to just spelling.

The other way to use square brackets in a quotation is when you need to replace a word in the quotation you are using for the purpose of what MCs would call "flow". For example, if you're incorporating a quotation in a paper that is in the wrong tense from the rest of your paper, you could change the tense of the word in question, but you would have to put the entire word in square brackets to show that you modified it.

Too bad we don't know any English majors....

Anyways, Eric - thanks for the invite, but I'm usually not home 'til 10 or so on Tuesdays. Except tonight. Who knew that throwing your back out hurt THIS much? Honestly, I can't even take my own socks off. Does anyone know how long I can expect this to hurt?

my understanding of the [sic] is that it's used in a quotation to acknowledge that the spelling error you made in it was in the origional text. But then I may be on smack, ask an english major.

Actually, AD, I'm not an expert, but I believe the correct way to use a misspelling while acknowledging that you know of the error would be to write "lazer [sic]". I'm not sure, however, if that's only used while quoting text or whether it can be used at any time.

Damn, I want those prizes tonight. And I would have reigned suppremely, with my magnificent twistability, and my obvious talent of basic spelling and grammer. Instead tonight I will be rocken the soccerball. Ciaobella

well, i would've been dredging it up if ad hadn't snuck in while I tried to figure out the html... blasted paragraph breaks... try to make your post visually appealing and suddenly five minutes drifts by...

not that I really want to dredge this up again...

There are a number of different treatments for those stupid plantar warts that invade feet. Namely:
Immunotherapy like the drug Aldara that runs about $150 per prescription package and is not covered by basic Blue Cross and therefore is out of the question for my meagre budget.
Destructive like liquid nitrogen requiring multiple treatments to fully cure the problem and yes, Taylor, involving something that looks like a q-tip attached to an aerosol can; Salycilic acid that slowly eats away at the skin and has to be applied daily... in concentrations of, um 27% and 40% woo hoo; Laser, yes, laser is used, but it too is about $130 a pop and not covered by basic Blue Cross; some funky Bleomycin Injection which appears to be rather outlandish and not therefore even discussed; and...
Occlusive whereby you suffocate the virus using Duct Tape or a Band-Aid which works quite successfully on hands and fingers, but less well on feet.

And, in the end, I got the same freezing treatment as I got from my gp, but with the extra pleasure of having to be treated like a moron with no common sense (both because I don't have the health insurance to cover the fancy treatments, and because both the doctor and the nurse hit me with a flurry of questions and then left the room - how was I supposed to know my treatment was done? - without any discussion of 'please return in x weeks' or 'thanks for coming in, bye')

oh, plus while going through the litany of treatment options (of which, on my sheet, the immunotherapy one has a huge X through it), all they talked about was insurance and money not effectiveness or the required number of repetitions.

really, that's why I am disappointed. I wasn't treated like a human being with a (albeit rather minor) health problem, I was treated like some sort of miser seeking an economic transaction. (bizarre analogy, I know, but it somehow fits:) It would be like going into a perfume shop and buying a bottle based on price alone, without smelling anything. what's the point?

You catch Lazer Runner with smoke and mirrors. C'mon.

For the record, I know how laser is spelt. I chose to use the [] as a symbol showing that I took the origional spelling and changed it. How quickly we all forget the simple rules of english writing.

Furthermore, they do use la[z]ers to treat warts. The use them to burn the damn things right off your foot and then treat you for small burns. It's a hell of a lot less invasive than freezing them and scraping them off. I know this is the case because it's how my little brother had his warts removed.

Otherwise, I will let this conversation die.