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	Dictionary.com
		Brackets are used to insert missing letters and to enclose insertions that take the place of or slightly alter the original text, e.g.
		Brackets are used in mathematical expressions to show matter to be treated as a unit.
		Punctuation to enclose supplementary matter that is not intended to be part of the statement.
	dictionary.reference.com /writing/styleguide/punctuation.html (3574 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bracket (punctuation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Brackets are punctuation marks, used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text.
		With the International Phonetic Alphabet, square brackets are used to indicate a phonetic transcription (as opposed to a phonemic one).
		Single and double angle brackets (〈〈, 〉〉) or pairs of the appropriate comparison operators (<<, >>) are sometimes used instead of guillemets when the proper glyphs are not available.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bracket-(punctuation) (1376 words)

	Bracket -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		See (Either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material) parenthesis for an account of the rhetorical concept from which the name of the punctuation mark is derived.
		Brackets are (The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases) punctuation marks, used in pairs to set apart or interject text within other text.
		Presumably due to the similarity of the words brace and bracket (they share an (The study of the sources and development of words) etymology), many people casually treat brace as a (Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context) synonym for bracket.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/bracket.htm (1819 words)

	SLC: MARC Punctuation Cheat Sheet
		Field 240 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Field 246 does not end with a mark of final punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Field 247 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
	www.slc.bc.ca /cheats/marcpunc.htm (1215 words)

	Punctuation - LoveToKnow 1911
		Irregularities or interpolations in a sentence are marked by various forms of bracket () or parenthesis.
		Literary usage and the practice of printing-houses vary, however, so much that it is impossible to define exactly and shortly the part played by some of these points in a reasonable system of punctuation.
		The acceptance of a conventional system of modern punctuation is mainly due to the invention of printing, and to the ingenuity and care of individual typographers.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Punctuation (262 words)

	Bracket article - Bracket Punctuation marks apostrophe colon comma dash ellipsis exclamation - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With the IPA, square brackets are used to indicate a phonetic transcription (as opposed to a phonemic one).
		Angle brackets (〈, 〉) are often used to enclose highlighted material.
		Single and double angle brackets (〈〈, 〉〉) or pairs of the appropriate comparison operators (<<, >>) are sometimes used instead of guillemets when the proper glyphs are not available.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Bracket (1258 words)

	End of Field Punctuation
		Do not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Ends with a period, even when another mark of punctuation is present, unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a period.
		Does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or other data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
	web.uflib.ufl.edu /alephpro/EndofFieldPunctuation.htm (322 words)

	Punctuation in English since 1600
		The punctuation of Elizabethan drama, of the devotional prose of John Donne or of Richard Hooker, and indeed of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (1678) was almost wholly elocutionary; and it lacked the inflectional element that had been the making of 12th-century punctuation.
		Excessive punctuation was common in the 18th century: at its worst it used commas with every subordinate clause and separable phrase.
		Punctuation in the United States has followed much the same path as in Britain, but the rules laid down by American authorities have in general been more rigid than the British rules.
	www.physics.ohio-state.edu /~wilkins/writing/Resources/essays/punctuation_hist.html (612 words)

	Ending Punctuation for Bibliographic Data
		Does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Does not end with a mark of final punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Punctuation is generally not included between the parts of the curriculum objective and related curriculum codes and correlation factors.
	www.itcompany.com /inforetriever/punctuation.htm (6044 words)

	bracket - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		- upright curved punctuation mark: one of a pair of shallow, curved signs, (), used to enclose an explanatory word or comment and distinguish it from the sentence in which it occurs
		Bracket Fungi, any of about 1,000 species of generally tough or woody fungi named after the bracket-like or shelf-like shape of their fruiting...
		Within the Basidiomycota there are many sapropytic fungi that live on dead or decaying organic matter, including the mushrooms, the coral fungi, and...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /bracket.html (156 words)

	Bracket
		Often square brackets will be used for the inner set of parentheses.
		Square brackets are also often used as parentheses within parentheses.
		Presumably due to the similarity of the word "brace" and "bracket", many people apparently (and incorrectly) believe that "brace" is a synonym for "bracket".
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/br/bracket.html (1213 words)

	What is Punctuation?
		Punctuation is a set of symbols used in writing to help indicate something about the structure of sentences, or to assist readers in knowing when to change the rhythm or the stress of their speaking.
		Quotation marks are used as punctuation to denote quotations within text, or to offset a word or phrase as being an ironic or non-standard usage.
		The main type of bracket punctuation used in writing is the parenthesis, with the others being used either to indicate parenthetical thoughts within a set of parenthesis or for specialized usages depending on style.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-punctuation.htm (775 words)

	bracket - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		asterisk, backslash, bracket, colon, comma, dash, exclamation mark, full stop, hyphen, inverted comma, parenthesis, period, point, question mark,...
		Bracket Fungi, also shelf fungi, any of about 1000 species of generally tough or woody fungi named for the bracketlike or shelflike shape of their...
		Increases in income due to inflation can push people into higher tax brackets, a phenomenon known as bracket creep.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=bracket (185 words)

	Writing English - Proofreading and Copyediting Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Punctuation is the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters to make clear the meaning of written or printed language.
		Punctuation marks are used to add emphasis, minimize ambiguity, and aid reader comprehension.
		The overriding principle governing punctuation is that punctuation must clarify the text.
	www.writingenglish.com /punctuation.htm (170 words)

	Ch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Punctuational marking is more likely before a long and complex coordinate than before a short and simple one (and thus, other things being equal, before a clause than before a VP, for example); it is somewhat more likely with but than with and and or; it is inadmissible in joint coordination (Ch.
		We have emphasised that punctuation cannot be regarded as a means of representing the prosodic properties of utterances, but there is no doubt that there is some significant degree of correlation between the use of delimiting commas and the likelihood that the constituent concerned would be set apart prosodically in speech.
		Punctuation outside the parentheses depends on the requirements of the containing sentence: it is the same as it would be if the parenthesised element were omitted.
	www-csli.stanford.edu /~nunberg/CGE.html (16120 words)

	Writing English - Proofreading and Copyediting Services
		Brackets [ ] are not frequently used in general writing.
		Brackets are used in mathematics to indicate that the enclosed material should be treated as a single unit.
		Brackets serve in transcripts, congressional hearings, and courtroom testimony to enclose editorial comments, explanations, corrections, or other material that is not part of the original quotation.
	www.writingenglish.com /bracket.htm (226 words)

	Bracket \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		All these forms may be used according to typographical conventions that may vary from publication to publication and may vary even more from language to language.
		Often used loosely for parentheses, square brackets, braces, angle brackets, or any other kind of unequal paired delimiters.
		A term signifying the extent of an underwriter's commitment in a new issue, e.g., major bracket or minor bracket.
	info.babylon.com /onlinebox.cgi?rt=ol&cid=CD776&term=Bracket&tl=English&uil=English&tid=AffToolbar (237 words)

	Rule 6
		When punctuation that is being explained in the text is identified by name and followed by the print mark, it is not necessary to include the braille punctuation symbol or its identifying dot numbers in the braille edition.
		When punctuation marks are printed in configurations that make it difficult to identify the equivalent braille symbols, as when a punctuation mark is enclosed in parentheses or several marks are shown separated by commas, give the names of the punctuation marks and omit the braille punctuation symbols.
		If all punctuation marks in a section of the text are printed in a special typeface or color this must be ignored in the braille edition.
	www.brl.org /formats/rule06.html (2232 words)

	EBAE - RULE I - PUNCTUATION SIGNS
		When a portion of a word is enclosed in parentheses or brackets, print practice should be followed.
		When used as a mark of punctuation, no space should be left before or after a dash, even though the spacing or the length of the symbol may vary in print.
		When a dash represents an omitted word or name, a double dash should be used and should be spaced and punctuated as a word.
	www.brl.org /ebae/rule01.html (532 words)

	obvious punctuation error
		The details of punctuation may seem trivial, but by properly punctuating you arrange the parts of your sentence logically.
		Punctuate a series (of words, of phrases, or of clauses) with a comma after every term except the last, including the one before "and":
		Square brackets [these] are not to be confused with parentheses (these) or braces {these}.
	www.yale.edu /bass/wp/p.html (1561 words)

	Ralp's Handy Guide to Bracket Notation
		The usage of Quotation Brackets is rather obvious and mundane, but their status as full-fledged brackets has been confirmed by the Consortium.
		Bracket associativity refers to whether or not the meaning of a sentence which contains two pairs of brackets which completely overlap (that is, both encapsulate exactly the same text, no more, no less), is at all altered if the outer brackets and the inner brackets are swapped.
		Emphasis Brackets: Fingers are curled in a fist, except for index finger, which points out at about 45 degrees up from horizontal, and thumb, which points out and 45 degrees down.
	ralp.net /bnot.html (5571 words)

	Odyssey Punctuation Page 7
		Brackets indicate that the words inside them are yours, and not those of the person you are quoting.
		You may want to use brackets to insert an explanation, a clarification, or an opinion.
		If you delete words immediately after an internal punctuation mark, such as a comma, retain the punctuation before the ellipsis.
	www.sff.net /odyssey/punctu87.html (1716 words)

	Echo Options
		Letters causes Echo to say each letter, punctuation, bracket or any other character on the keyboard.
		Punctuation causes Echo to say each punctuation character on the keyboard.
		This is useful for writers who do not use punctuation but don't want feedback after each word.
	www.synapseadaptive.com /aurora/manual/manual_0043.html (631 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Punctuation is used throughout this standard as essential delimiters in the identification of data elements in the SICI string.
		Left and Right Angle Brackets are used to delimit the Item Segment from the Contribution Segment and the Contribution Segment from the Control Segment.
		A set of empty angle brackets is used to indicate that no contribution is present.
	sunsite.berkeley.edu /SICI/char.html (354 words)

	bracket - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		brackets, parentheses of various forms indicating that the enclosed quantity is to be treated as a unit.
		To furnish or support with a bracket or brackets.
		The typographical bracket is first recorded 1750, so called for its resemblance to double supports in carpentry.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/bracket (1056 words)

	Character design standards - Punctuation 1
		Some punctuation characters follow standard guidelines but the majority are design specific to the typeface.
		This is both a centering period Math operator and a punctuation character used in the Catalan language.
		With Spanish and Catalan keyboards this character is commonly used as a mid dot to separate lowercase and uppercase L characters that are not part of the same syllable in a word.
	www.microsoft.com /typography/developers/fdsspec/punc.htm (2323 words)

	Jekyll.comm - Author guidelines
		If the clause ends with a bracket, which is not uncommon (this one does), the bracket should be followed by a comma.
		Note marks follow punctuation, except when they refer to a word in the centre of a sentence.
		Bibliographical references should be indicated within the text with progressive numbers in round brackets (1) and inserted at the end of the text.
	jekyll.comm.sissa.it /norme_redazionali_eng.htm (1888 words)

	Introducing the Dvorak Keyboard -- Variations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although the "letter key" layout is identical in every version I have seen, there are some differences in the positions of a few punctuation keys, and sometimes in the placement of command and control characters.
		Since computer folks type lots of brackets and braces, we shouldn't be surprised that many Dvorak computer keymaps ignore ANSI and place brackets and braces on facing keys (with the braces shifted).
		In fact, the Dvorak layout with facing brackets appears to be the de-facto standard, ANSI Dvorak notwithstanding.
	www.mwbrooks.com /dvorak/variations.html (535 words)

	EasyPatterns Reference
		There is usually no difference in meaning between including literal text within a bracketed expression (in single quotes) and leaving literal text outside the brackets.
		The other punctuation marks listed here are literal when they appear outside of brackets.
		Note that visual grouping with brackets or commas is not enough; you must use parentheses.
	www.crystalsoftware.com.au /easypatterns_reference.html (2915 words)

	ComDor Editorial Style Guide: Punctuation
		Brackets are commonly used to set off the writer’s explanation within a quote, such as [sic] (which means intentionally so written, telling the reader that the writer is reproducing certain words exactly as they appeared or were said).
		Brackets can also be used when a word is inserted.
		Although most of us were taught to insert commas wherever there would be a pause in speaking, the trend nowadays is toward “open” punctuation—i.e., minimizing the use of commas.
	web.mit.edu /comdor/editguide/style-matters/punctuation.html (1896 words)

	TLG: Greek Word Definition
		On the web index, if a bracket is known to indicate dittography or editorial or scribal deletion for a work, the indication is respected, and the marked portion of the word is excluded from the indexed word.
		If a hyphen preceded by an unclosed left bracket is followed by a continuation word with a breathing mark, as distinct from a coronis (for which the heuristic is that the vowel with the breathing mark occur before any consonants in the line), it is likewise deemed impossible for the two words to be joined.
		If a hyphen is followed in the same line by a letter or punctuation, the word is deemed to be incomplete, and is not joined with the next line.
	www.tlg.uci.edu /~tlg/help/Doc001.html (1754 words)

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