However, usage guides offer differing or even contradictory advice, as covered below In italian, the abbreviation cfr. (confronta, 'confront') is more common than cf. [2] A guide to legal citation using bluebook rules Introductory signals appear at the beginning of citation sentences Signals are important because they indicate how a cited authority relates to the text This relation can be supportive, comparative, or contradictory
Signals can also inform a reader wha After all, if you don’t know the meaning of a word, what good is it if the dictionary lists only the original, perhaps outdated meanings You need to know what it means now That a meaning is listed in a dictionary doesn’t mean that the editors of the dictionary have put some stamp of approval or acceptance on it. Write out the word compare in your actual text Use it only to contrast two things
I cannot find whether it's ok to use the word entry, but i've found examples with row or column By definition (at least per apa style), a table is composed of rows and columns So if you cannot easily identify the. Should be used only to mean “compare,” generally with the implication of a different view The abbreviation is often used when providing resources that contradict the main argument This is the position taken here.
Confer/conferatur, both meaning “compare”) [1] is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed. (short for either latin latin Conferatur, both meaning 'compare') [1] is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed Style guides recommend that cf. be used only to suggest a comparison, and the words see or vide be used generally to point to a source of information
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