04-18-2015, 01:51 PM
lol, I've actually done some research since first seeing this thread, and can now answer with some modicum of informity. the square brackets [ ] are called 'crotchets' and are used either to insert explanatory material, to mark where a passage was omitted from an original material by someone other than the original author, or to mark modifications in quotations. the curly brackets { } are called braces or squiggly brackets. they mostly are used in poetry and music to mark repeats or joined lines, or in mathematics and writing to delimit sets, e.g. "Select your poison {arsenic, nightshade, my cooking} and follow me". and in programming they are used to enclose groups of statements. lol, not sure exactly what it is that you mean to do with this little snippet of knowledge, but if its take over the world, can I have Australia? ��
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