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Tag Archives: gebruik haakjes

Usage and abusage

In contrasting pairs like this, the form without the prefix comes first. You can’t say “abusage and usage” of word order.

Posted byMike WilkinsonJanuary 3, 2021Posted inAdvanced, GrammarTags:dunglish, engels, gebruik haakjesLeave a comment on Usage and abusage

Brackets for alternatives

“A five-point scale of (strongly) disagree, neutral, (strongly) agree.” That makes no sense in English, where brackets add detail rather than expressing alternatives.

Posted byMike WilkinsonJuly 23, 2020Posted inAdvanced, Grammar, PunctuationTags:dunglish, engels, gebruik haakjes, haakjes, laten1 Comment on Brackets for alternatives

(Grand)parents and (sub)contractors

Bracketing off part of a word to express alternatives may be very compact on the page, but it’s not acceptable English punctuation.

Posted byMike WilkinsonJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020Posted inAdvanced, PunctuationTags:(groot)ouder, (onder)aaannemer, dunglish, engels, gebruik haakjes, haakjes1 Comment on (Grand)parents and (sub)contractors

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