[Framers] Grammar/Cross References

[Roger Shuttleworth]

Hi Winfried
I've no doubt you are correct about the single f, but I have never seen this used in practice. The use of ff is quite common, meaning "and following," without specifying whether one page/section or more is meant.

Roger

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On 27 Jun 2019, 9:04 am, at 9:04 am, Reng Winfried <w.reng at carecom-solutions.com> wrote:
>Hi Alison,
>
>See section 1.2 f. means that the content is not only in section
>1.2,  but also in 1.3.
>See section 1.2 ff. means that the content is in section 1.2 and
>the following sections.
>(Similar to f for forte and ff for fortissimo in music.)
>There isn't a German word "fortfolgend". That's a common
>misunderstanding.
>I do not see this abbreviation often. Mostly it is used with pages,
>but not sections.
>
>You might just add "and the following sections".
>
>Best regards
>
>Winfried
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 6:47 PM
>To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: [Framers] OT: Grammar/Cross References
>
>I know this is off topic, but my internet searches have proven
>fruitless. 
>
>I am in the middle of (legally) re-branding an English, white label
>manual (originally written in German) to ship with a product
>manufactured by another company. 
>
>My problem is with some of the cross references as many of them are
>followed by the abbreviation "ff". (eg, " See Section 11.3 ff. ") 
>
>According to a German engineer currently in training here, "f" means
>"folgende" (following) and "ff" is "fort folgende" (continue
>following). 
>
>Is anyone familiar with this format? And is there an equivalent in
>English? My first guess is that any equivalent would actually be a
>Latin abbreviation rather than English—but I've come up blank on both. 
>
>All suggestions will be gratefully accepted. 
>
>Alison
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