Parentheses are among the more easily-recognizable punctuation marks. We see them when we read fiction, when we are going through instruction manuals, and we use them in math from a fairly early age. In writing, the primary purpose of parentheses is to include material without placing an emphasis on it, something that wouldn’t normally fit […]
How to use parentheses
Parentheses, they sit there, on your keyboard the simple set of symbols that always come in pairs. For British readers, you’ll probably know them as brackets and they are wonderful little marks of punctuation. They can be used in a variety of ways, you probably see them a lot, but do you know how to […]
Using Parentheses
Parentheses are among the more easily-recognizable punctuation marks. We see them when we read fiction, when we are going through instruction manuals, and we use them in math from a fairly early age. In writing, the primary purpose of parentheses is to include material without placing an emphasis on it, something that wouldn’t normally fit […]