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ExhaleShambho t1_iu5w00g wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:55 PM

Reply to comment by bittersandsweets in People keep telling me that I'm a condescending person by Fertility18

You can just say brackets. Be concise with your wording.

denjmusic t1_iu5xcbw wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:05 PM

Brackets aren't parentheses. Be accurate with your wording.

The_G1ver t1_iu6hrzw wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:33 PM

I've heard British people use "brackets" when referring to parenthesis.

norrisrw t1_iu6ljpf wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:03 PM

( ) -- Parentheses

[ ] -- Brackets

{ } -- Braces

[deleted] t1_iu7j1jf wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:46 AM

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Financial-Amount-564 t1_iu6dtvo wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:03 PM

Agreed.

(I'm agreeing with the person above me because they, like me, agree that the sentence can be made shorter without hindering its meaning.)