On Saturday, May 18, 2002, at 11:33 , Timothy Johnson wrote:
> BTW, what does the cf stand for?
it is a percursor to "perldoc $arg $bob" - used
to denote that there exists some documentation with
regards to the matter at hand. In the case of a
direct quote to denote that this is an abreviation
thereof, when used after the citation of a quote in
the foot noted to indicate that there exists other
documentation that should be consulted. When used
exterior to a direct citation - that the following
source is considered authoritative until proven
otherwise.
In common parlance:
citation from - also known as 'see further'....
cf:abreviation for Confer [from the latin Conferer][1]
AKA 'consult further'
depending upon the context so noted.
usually not required in re Op Cit if prior citation
has been duly annotated.[2]
Consult with your editor as to the requirements of your Firm,
your Mileage May Vary,
void where prohibited by law.....
ciao
drieux
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[1] deriving from the much longer latin phrase which
loosely translated means
getteth thee thy Yaya's out of the chair and take
thee hence to the bibliotecha, for surely
it will save me the cost of the printer's ink.
[2] hence the traditional form
Op Cit $value; #just to keep the perlGeeks From Freaking About Latin
# without an appropriately terminated token,
watch
# them go for queries about the Cit Method to
Op....
should appropriately interpolate to the correct text.....
ps: None of which should not be confused with CF,
which is the abreviation for Canadian Forces....
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