Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 13:16:00 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: brackets/braces/parens/brokets Message-ID: <16765.963832560@axl.ops.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 17 Jul 2000 01:53:08 EST." <14706.44372.11991.4679@guru.mired.org>
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 01:53:08 EST, Mike Meyer wrote: > The problem with leaving out the "curly" is that the *reader* may > think that "braces" means something other than "curly braces". If > you're willing to do that, there are unique nouns for each pair: It looks like everyone who understands English is easy to chip in on this topic. Please go and read what we have in style(9) now before continuing -- the example usage() message clears up any ambiguity already. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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