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

[Carl Sorensen <c_sorensen@xxxxxxx>]

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?
> 
> 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").

Thanks,

Carl

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ian
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