Mark Goldman wrote:
nitpicky detail:
() <- Parenthesis
{} <- Braces
[] <- Brackets
Sorry to be pedantic, but using the wrong terminology confuses me and
I'm sure others as well.
Being pedantic can be fun :)
The Macquarie Dictionary, which is the official dictionary in Australia,
says that () are brackets. It says that they are "also called"
parentheses or a "round bracket", if you need to distinguish between
them and square brackets [], curly brackets {}, or angle brackets <>,
and the definition for parenthesis is "the upright brackets ()".
Also, I believe, UK English (and International English) uses the term
brackets that way, but I'd have to check online to make sure; I don't
have a UK dictionary on me right this minute.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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