Just as there are several types of punctuation marks, , ; : . also called comma, semi-colon, colon, period (or full stop on the east side of the Atlantic), so to are there two types of brackets [ ) also called square brackets, parenthesis. It is clear that a ) although is a type of bracket it is called a parenthesis, just as , is called a comma, which is a type of punctuation mark. John
John David Sorkin M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine Chief, Biostatistics and Informatics University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Baltimore VA Medical Center 10 North Greene Street GRECC (BT/18/GR) Baltimore, MD 21201-1524 (Phone) 410-605-7119 (Fax) 410-605-7913 (Please call phone number above prior to faxing) >>> Berend Hasselman <b...@xs4all.nl> 12/15/15 12:59 PM >>> > On 15 Dec 2015, at 18:49, John Sorkin <jsor...@grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote: > > On this side of the Atlantic, the symbols ( or ) are properly called > parenthesis not brackets. Consider the expression parenthetical expression, > which means something enclosed in parentheses. > John > According to http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/brackets I gather that to avoid ambiguity and/or confusion one could/would use round brackets for () (parentheses). Berend Confidentiality Statement: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
