just like all those other parentheticals

[cimorene]

Dear Badfic Writers,

Brackets ({}) and square brackets ([]) have their own purposes. They are not just a pair of parentheses dressed up in their own very special and unique snowflake outfits for when you are writing a story and it doesn't seem special enough with plain punctuation.

Thanks for your attention to this matter,
cim

Comments

[geeklite.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I have enough bracket issues from coding ;)

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, coding. Where at least he community takes for granted that your parentheticals are supposed to be closed.