Roger S. Cohen wrote:
> ...and while it has an interesting discussion, it also makes a fundamental
> error in language with the use of the word "brackets." The discussion
> refers to the use of "brackets" when it should be referring to "chevrons" or
> so-called "angle brackets".
>
> [Example of an opening and closing bracket] [ ]
> <Example of an opening and closing chevron> < >
> <Example of an opening and closing angle bracket> < >
In rebuttal:
I just looked <> up in the character palette and according to it they
are called angle brackets as opposed to square brackets [] and curly
brackets {} (which some people call braces).
Chevrons have the same shape, but generally point up or down and are
typically used as indicators of military rank. This mark ^ is still
called an angle bracket when used in type. Unicode calls them Less-Than and
Greater-Than Signs (from their use in Mathematics).
A rose by any other name is still a rose. HTH, HAND
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Diane
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