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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.);

  5. Comparison of American and British English - Wikipedia

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    In formal British English and in American English "( )" marks are parentheses (singular: parenthesis), "[ ]" are called brackets or square brackets, and "{ }" can be called either curly brackets or braces. [63] Despite the different names, these marks are used in the same way in both varieties.

  6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    Use an ellipsis (plural ellipses) if material is omitted in the course of a quotation, unless square brackets are used to gloss the quotation (see § Brackets and parentheses, and the points below). Wikipedia's style for an ellipsis is three unspaced dots ( ...

  7. Symbols of grouping - Wikipedia

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    For example, in the expression 3(x+y) the parentheses are symbols of grouping, but in the expression (3, 5) the parentheses may indicate an open interval. The most common symbols of grouping are the parentheses and the square brackets, and the latter are usually used to avoid too many repeated parentheses.

  8. Punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Another punctuation common in the Indian Subcontinent for writing monetary amounts is the use of /- or /= after the number. For example, Rs. 20/- or Rs. 20/= implies 20 whole rupees. Thai, Khmer, Lao and Burmese did not use punctuation until the adoption of punctuation from the West in the 20th century. Blank spaces are more frequent than full ...

  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]