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Date:      Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:33:55 -0700
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>
To:        Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man9 style.9
Message-ID:  <39734383.12FCC14F@cup.hp.com>
References:  <200007162046.NAA80035@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000717113109.D52835@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20000716225410.A15022@netmonger.net> <20000717142018.D26231@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20000717132026.K84045@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk>

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Ben Smithurst wrote:

> > I don't really care which we end up with, as long as we define them
> > somewhere to avoid confusion.  But it sounds good, modulo the typo
> > that Chris picked up.  I think I'd leave out "curly", too: we don't
> > have any other type of brace.
> 
> So the only thing you disagree about then is that "brackets" should
> be changed to "square brackets".  I almost agree -- the PR actually
> suggested "square brackets", but Sheldon suggested just "brackets"
> instead.
> 
> There is an example just below this text anyway, which I think makes it
> clear enough.  But I don't mind changing "brackets" to "square brackets"
> if enough people think it should be changed and no-one else objects.

Given the ambiguity, I think "square brackets" is preferrable. I feel
the same about "curly braces" instead of just "braces".

JFYI,

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Marcel Moolenaar
  mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org
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