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Square brackets () used inside f parentheses denote something subordinate to the subordinate clause. They are more important in academic writing when the writer needs to add information to a quotation. Normally, a quotation must be presented exactly as it was spoken or written. The square bracket...
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Square brackets ([ ]) used inside f parentheses denote something subordinate to the subordinate clause. They are more important in academic writing when the writer needs to add information to a quotation. Normally, a quotation must be presented exactly as it was spoken or written. The square bracket allows the writer to fix mistakes, add explanatory information, change a quote to fit in a sentence, or add emphasis to a word through bold or italics. As with the parentheses, the information in the bracket cannot alter the meaning of the quoted material. See example below: Example of square bracket use in grammar: “Books used [in classes] show methods of finding information but not much information in preparation of the review [italics added]” (Libutti & Kopala, 1995, p. 15). read less
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Sarath I think you are talking about the 'allophones' in spoken English i.e., Phonetics. I'll explain with an example. the sound /p/ for example is aspirated in the word initial position and is spoken as . Now this is called the allophonic variant of the consonant in question, here /p/. And allophones...
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Sarath I think you are talking about the 'allophones' in spoken English i.e., Phonetics. I'll explain with an example. the sound /p/ for example is aspirated in the word initial position and is spoken as [ph]. Now this is called the allophonic variant of the consonant in question, here /p/. And allophones are as a rule expressed in written word within square brackets. read less
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Square brackets.. In simplification you first solve the small bracket () followed with curly bracket {} and then solve the big bracket or square bracket
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We typically use square brackets when we want to modify someone else's words, i.e., when we want to make it clear that the modification has been made by us, and not by the original writer. For example: 1.to add clarification: ?The student said: "He hit me." 2.to add information: ?The two Nobel Peace...
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We typically use square brackets when we want to modify someone else's words, i.e., when we want to make it clear that the modification has been made by us, and not by the original writer. For example: 1.to add clarification: ?The student said: "He [the teacher] hit me." 2.to add information: ?The two Nobel Peace Prize Winners in 2014 were from Asia [Malala Yousufzai, Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi, India]. 3.to add missing words: ?It is [a] tough situation. 4.to add editorial or authorial comment: ?They are not authorised to entry [my understanding of the rules]. 5.to modify a direct quotation: ?He "love[s] driving." (The original words were "I love driving.") We also sometimes use square brackets for nesting, for example: • Square brackets can also be nested (using square brackets [like these] inside round brackets). read less
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We typically use square brackets when we want to modify someone else's words, i.e., when we want to make it clear that the modification has been made by us, and not by the original writer. For example: 1.to add clarification: ?The student said: "He hit me." 2.to add information: ?The two Nobel Peace...
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We typically use square brackets when we want to modify someone else's words, i.e., when we want to make it clear that the modification has been made by us, and not by the original writer. For example: 1.to add clarification: ?The student said: "He [the teacher] hit me." 2.to add information: ?The two Nobel Peace Prize Winners in 2014 were from Asia [Malala Yousufzai, Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi, India]. 3.to add missing words: ?It is [a] tough situation. 4.to add editorial or authorial comment: ?They are not authorised to entry [my understanding of the rules]. 5.to modify a direct quotation in reported speech or writing: ?He "hate[s] the media for its impudent invasion into the private lives of celebrities." (The original words were "I hate the media for its impudent invasion into the private lives of celebrities.") We also sometimes use square brackets for nesting, for example: • Square brackets can also be nested (using square brackets [like these] inside round brackets), as in the following example: Girls from all over the world (many of them from developing nations [ like Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh] that do not give importance to women's education) get fee discount in this University. read less
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