extremely difficult word of the day.
Sunday, August 21, 2005 by yish
Parentheses
pa·ren·the·sis ( P ) Pronunciation Key (p-rnth-ss)n. pl. par·en·the·ses (-sz)
1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
2.
a.A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
b. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.
3. An interruption of continuity; an interval: “This is one of the things I wasn't prepared for the amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing” (Margaret Atwood).
(ahh.. in short it juz means bracket.. like de two thing huggin this sentence)
pa·ren·the·sis ( P ) Pronunciation Key (p-rnth-ss)n. pl. par·en·the·ses (-sz)
1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
2.
a.A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
b. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.
3. An interruption of continuity; an interval: “This is one of the things I wasn't prepared for the amount of unfilled time, the long parentheses of nothing” (Margaret Atwood).
(ahh.. in short it juz means bracket.. like de two thing huggin this sentence)