Re: [frogs] [PATCH:] Harmonics and ties in tablature

[Marc Hohl <marc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Carl Sorensen schrieb:
> On 6/14/10 1:01 PM, "Ian Hulin" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
> > Hi Marc,
> > On 13/06/10 09:34, Marc Hohl wrote:
> >     
> > > Hello all,
> > > ...
> > > <snip>
> > > ...
> > > PS: for personal clarification: Since I am not a native speaker, I am
> > > not sure
> > > when I should use "parentheses" or "brackets". These () are parentheses,
> > > and these <> are angled parentheses, isn't it? What's the difference
> > > to brackets,
> > > or can I use this as a synonym?
> > >       
Ian, Carl, thank you for clarification!
> > Ok Marc, and other non-native English-speakes for clarity:
> >
> > all () <> {} [] pairings are *brackets*
> >
> >      () 'round brackets' or parentheses (singular, parenthesis)
> > <> 'angle brackets'
> >      {} 'curly brackets' or braces
> >      [] 'square brackets'
> >     
>
> This terminology is not quite the same in the US.  In the US we don't use
> the term "round brackets" at all, and "bracket" means "square bracket".
>
> For LilyPond, I recommend that we use the following:
>
> () parentheses -- both US and UK english recognize this term.
> {} braces (preferred) or curly brackets
> <> angle brackets
> [] square brackets (even though as a US speaker, I don't like this term,
> it's less subject to confusion than the normal US term "bracket").
>   
Ok, now I'll know what to use (and "brackets" is faster to type than
"parentheses") ;-)

Thank you,

Marc
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
>   
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ian
> >
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