On 01/26/2014 02:12 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 09:11:56AM +0100, spir wrote:
As a foreigner, I noticed that english native speakers use both the series
round / square / curly / angle brackets, and individual terms parens (no
'd' ;-) / brackets / braces / chevrons. No major issue, except for
'brackets' which can be either a collective term or specific to [].
In the UK and Australia, "brackets" on its own refers to round brackets
(parentheses), as they are the most common form. We never use "brackets"
on its own to mean [], but only (), and the only time we bother to say
"round brackets" is when there is a need to disambiguate them from
square ones.
I learn english everyday ;-) thank you, Steven!
d
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