Compare, refer to. The element cf. means 'refer to'. The abbreviation is most often seen in English writing. It may be used, for example, to invite readers to compare an author's discussion with that presented in another work, but the important fact to bear in mind is that cf. does not merely mean 'see' or 'see also'.
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Originally Posted by MsRobyn. It does come from confer and it does mean compare.. Essentially, cf. is intended to point the reader in the direction of information that is intended to augment the writer's argument or point. It's just a fancy way of saying see also.
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Posts: 12,852. It does come from confer and it does mean compare.. Essentially, cf. is intended to point the reader in the direction of information that is intended to augment the writer's argument or point. It's just a fancy way of saying see also. MsRobyn. Essentially, cf. is intended to point the reader in the direction of information that is intended to augment the writer's argument or point.
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. In law, a citation or introductory signal is a set of phrases or words used to clarify the authority (or significance) of a legal citation as it relates to a proposition. It is used in citations to present authorities and indicate how those authorities relate to propositions in statements.
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(academic writing style) When an author cites another study, but prefaces the citation with c.f., what does that mean? I have heard two opinions. The first is that it is for citing a conflicting opinion Most scholars believe the world is flat (c.f.
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In the paragraph. When writing a legal argument, it is important to refer to primary sources. To assist readers in locating these sources, it is desirable to use a standardized citation format. See generally Harvard Law Review Association, The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed. 2005).
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(ˈraɪ tɪŋ) n. 1. the act of a person or thing that writes. 2. matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible. 3. written form: Put the agreement in writing. 4. a legal document, as a contract or deed. 5. an inscription.
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(Redirected from Legal citation signals) In law, a citation or introductory signal is a set of phrases or words used to clarify the authority (or significance) of a legal citation as it relates to a proposition.
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Cf. phraseograph. phraseograph. a phrase that can be represented by a phraseogram. Cf. phraseogram. pictography. the use of pictorial symbols to communicate; picture writing with symbols that may be either ideographic or phonetic in function. — pictograph, n. — pictographic, adj.
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Shorthand, a word that is represented by a single symbol or character. graphanalysis. the reading of character or personality from a person’s handwriting. Cf. graphology. — graphanalyst, n. graphemics. Linguistics. the study of systems of writing and their relationship to the systems of the languages they represent.
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what is cf in writing
The abbreviation is most often seen in English writing.