I learned the other day that I've been using "c.f." wrongly for so long, and it is so ingrained into my online writing habits, that I'm strongly considering saying "Eff it, linguistic descriptivism means never having to say you're sorry." c.f.https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/descriptivism-vs-prescriptivism-war-is-over-if-you-want-it/ …
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Thanks! I've never heard of that abbreviation/acronym before.
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We're making it up in real time! ;)
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Legal writing prescribes Cf. as a signal that the citation will generally support the proposition of the textual material leading up to the "Cf. [X]" but will not directly state it. Like all signals, a parenthetical explanation after [X] is suggested.
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