index arcana

[nibot]

What does it mean when "ff" or "pp" or somesuch letters are listed after a page number in an index to a book?

Comments

[pbrane.livejournal.com]

I think "ff" means "this page and following pages", but I forget what "pp" means.

[easwaran.livejournal.com]

Isn't "pp" just the plural of "p", so it means "pages" as opposed to "page"?

[pbrane.livejournal.com]

ah yep - that's it indeed!