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Tag Archives: haakjes

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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