12 cf., an abbreviation for the Latin word confer (the imperative singular form of "conferre"), literally meaning "bring together", is used to refer to other material or ideas which may provide similar or …

Feb 7, 2016 · Although cf. has the sense of compare, it is a formulaic expression and not a drop-in replacement for compare. Several references clarify this by expanding the meaning to "compare with …

Sep 3, 2015 · 'see also' indicates additional material that supports the proposition, less directly than 'see' or 'accord'. 'cf.' (Latin 'confer') = 'compare': points to a different proposition, but one sufficiently …

Oct 23, 2013 · In French I just write "cf pj", which means "see attachment". What's the shortest abbreviation in English for "see attachment", "see enclosed file" or anything equivalent in an e-mail?

Sep 23, 2022 · But can I use it for a chapter that the reader should already have read? Because in French, it would be strange to use voir, and we will mostly use cf. (confer) in that purpose (it can be …

Dec 27, 2024 · Cf. only adv. A.3. So just as with but also where adding the also to the conjunction but “strengthens” its conjunction, it seems reasonable to infer that with and likewise when you add the …

Sep 22, 2010 · Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns. Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy/thine is the …

Aug 23, 2014 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?

Jul 3, 2025 · Mr. Jones and me are the attorneys general of the barrio. Maybe with a noncount noun . . . Pabst and Miller are the champagne of beers. Or maybe you could spin Royce as a postpositive …

May 14, 2024 · Does this mean that information is always a mass noun? Apparently other languages treat it as a count noun (cf. German die Informationen, etc.). Why not English. This question was …