Communication Tip #33
n honor of National Punctuation Day (September 24th), here are two uses for brackets:
- to change a word in a quote for clarification purposes: “[Punctuation marks] tell the reader how to hum the tune.”(1)
- as parentheses within parentheses: The life-changing punctuation document (covered with dust in the [dilapidated] historical museum) is worth scrutinizing.
Happy punctuating! ?{;<(./:),!
(1) Lynn Truss, Eats, Shoots and Leaves.