I don't know, but it clearly seems a logical argument that Kris is making. Trying to apply logic and consistency to writing and language is hard, but well worth it. (I'm very bad at it, I might add.)
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 4:13 AM, Kurt H Maier<karmaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Kris Maglione<maglion...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Brackets in quoted material signify a change by the by the person doing the >> quoting (e.g., "[The commission] was set..." as opposed to "It was set..."). >> Parens generally signify parenthetical material added by the original >> author. > > I would still like to see which style guide recommends this usage; > it's not in harbrace, little & brown, CBE, NYT, Chicago, or anything > else I've checked. > > -- > # Kurt H Maier > >
