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  2. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Bracket, Parenthesis, Greater-than sign, Less-than sign, Guillemet: Bracket ' ’ Apostrophe: Quotation mark, Guillemet, Prime, Grave: Quotation marks in English, Possessive * Asterisk: Asterism, Dagger: Footnote ⁂ Asterism: Dinkus, Therefore sign @ At sign \ Backslash: Slash, Solidus (/) ` Backtick (non-Unicode name) ('Backtick' is an alias ...

  3. BBC Bitesize - Wikipedia

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    BBC Bitesize, [1] also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC's free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid pupils in both schoolwork and, for older pupils, exams .

  4. Symbols of grouping - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom and many other English-speaking countries, "brackets" means (), known in the US as "parentheses" (singular "parenthesis"). That said, the specific terms "parentheses" and "square brackets" are generally understood everywhere and may be used to avoid ambiguity. The symbol of grouping knows as "braces" has two major uses.

  5. Punctuation - Wikipedia

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    In British English, punctuation marks such as full stops and commas are placed inside the quotation mark only if they are part of what is being quoted, and placed outside the closing quotation mark if part of the containing sentence. In American English, however, such punctuation is generally placed inside the closing quotation mark regardless.

  6. Bracket - Wikipedia

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    and ) are parentheses / p ə ˈ r ɛ n θ ɪ s iː z / (singular parenthesis / p ə ˈ r ɛ n θ ɪ s ɪ s /) in American English, and either round brackets or simply brackets in British English. [1] [4] They are also known as "parens" / p ə ˈ r ɛ n z /, "circle brackets", or "smooth brackets". In formal writing, "parentheses" is also used ...

  7. Parenthesis (rhetoric) - Wikipedia

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    English-language style and usage guides originating in the news industry of the twentieth century, such as the AP Stylebook, recommend against the use of square brackets for parenthesis and other purposes, because "They cannot be transmitted over news wires." [2] Usage of parentheses goes back (at least) to the 15th century in English legal ...

  8. Parenthesis (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A parenthesis (plural parentheses) is a type of bracket used for punctuation. It may also refer to: Parenthesis (rhetoric), an explanatory or qualifying word in a passage or statement. In Parenthesis, an epic poem of World War 1 by David Jones. Emphasis! (On Parenthesis), an album by the Stanton Moore Trio.

  9. English punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Punctuation in the English language helps the reader to understand a sentence through visual means other than just the letters of the alphabet. [1] English punctuation has two complementary aspects: phonological punctuation, linked to how the sentence can be read aloud, particularly to pausing; [2] and grammatical punctuation, linked to the structure of the sentence. [3]