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Re:Realization: A web without brackets is the better web – f... by devidw on Friday December 23, 2022 @11:51AM (#34107924)
> Curious: in which branch of English dialect are parentheses called "brackets"?

Quoting Wikipedia:

> In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket

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Thanks sharing your thoughts.

What makes the technique useless for your reading/browsing experience?

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Re:Realization: A web without brackets is the better web – f... by marssaxman on Friday December 23, 2022 @12:23PM (#34108335)
Thank you for the reference!

> What makes the technique useless for your reading/browsing experience?

It is entirely a matter of personal preference; I tend to read very quickly, and long complex sentences laden with parentheticals are more enjoyable than obstacular.

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