Random Interesting Facts #1 - p. vs. pp.

I come across a lot of random information that I think is pretty interesting. Often it is useful, but I find that I don't have a venue in which to tell people about them. So this will become a regular part of the Gravy Way landscape for a little while. Tell me what you think of them! And don't worry a real post is coming later tonight.

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Although this seems to be important for academic texts, I never knew there was a difference between p. and pp. The first (p.) is what you write to cite a single page, but pp. is what you write to cite multiple pages. I wish I had known this earlier.

An example from my biochemistry lab, in the References section:

Prosser, D.D., & Boffa, M.B. (2006) BCHM 310 Laboratory manual. Queen’s Campus Bookstore, Kingston. pp. 86-96.

Voet, D., & Voet, J.G. (2004) Biochemistry 3^rd ed. John Wiley and Sons Inc., Hoboken. p. 87.

(BTW, I'm aware that a lot of people know this already. However, since I didn't, I figure someone else could use this too!)

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