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24th June 11, 01:31 AM
#21
 Originally Posted by paulhenry
in the UK they are indeed brackets, although we might know what parentheses are, but unlikely to use that word in general conversation
Hmmm, didn't know that.
On my keyboard, what I am calling parentheses, are the shift of 9 and 0 making the symbols (). [ and ], next to the letter "p," are the symbols we seem to call brackets over here. There are also left and right braces, {} which are the shift of the brackets.
The brackets, as we call them here, are used for the VB code, and some of the CSS code for style sheets used with HTML.
There is also the < and > symbols, which I've heard called brackets of some sort, but they are the main thingies used in HTML.
Like I said, I hate myself for bringing it up.
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24th June 11, 01:38 AM
#22
Originally Posted by Bugbear
Hmmm, didn't know that.
On my keyboard, what I am calling parentheses, are the shift of 9 and 0 making the symbols (). [ and ], next to the letter "p," are the symbols we seem to call brackets over here. There are also left and right braces, {} which are the shift of the brackets.
The brackets, as we call them here, are used for the VB code, and some of the CSS code for style sheets used with HTML.
There is also the < and > symbols, which I've heard called brackets of some sort, but they are the main thingies used in HTML.
Like I said, I hate myself for bringing it up.
over here
( ) are brackets [ ] are square brackets { } are curly brackets
and yes there are the < > things as well ,possibly chevron brackets, not sure!
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24th June 11, 01:38 AM
#23
Well Ted, this technodunce is defeated! I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. LOL
"Life is hard---------it is even harder if you are stupid."
John Wayne.
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24th June 11, 01:41 AM
#24
Aha! Thank goodness and thank you Paul, for interpreting.---------I think! LOL
"Life is hard---------it is even harder if you are stupid."
John Wayne.
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24th June 11, 01:51 AM
#25
Don't worry about it, Jock, it's worse than algebra, formal logic, and grammar mixed together 
Paul, I guess I have heard them called square brackets, and curly brackets, now that I think of it. I would guess it is the same way in Canada for CMcG
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24th June 11, 05:30 AM
#26
Parenthetically speaking, I think this topic has been well bracketed... 
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24th June 11, 06:56 AM
#27
Originally Posted by paulhenry
. . . there are the < > things as well . . .
which are called "angle brackets" in the US.
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Do the language laws in Quebec really require you to hire a mime who doesn't speak French if you hire one who doesn't speak English? Could a mime who doesn't speak either fill both roles at the same time? (Thanks to Calvin Trillin.)
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