Brackets indicate paraphrasing. Newspapers paraphrase parts of quotes to make them fit appropriately into articles. This used so that the author can denote that it was not his or her mistake but that of the quoted.

Rule 1. Use parentheses to enclose information that clarifies or is used as an aside. Example: He finally answered (after taking five minutes to think) that he did not understand the question. If material in parentheses ends a sentence, the period goes after the parentheses.

The brackets, always used in pairs, enclose words intended to clarify meaning, provide a brief explanation, or to help integrate the quote into the writer’s sentence. When writers insert or alter words in a direct quotation, square brackets—[ ]—are placed around the change.

Parentheses are punctuation marks that are used to set off information within a text or paragraph. Brackets, sometimes called square brackets, are most often used to show that words have been added to a direct quotation.

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According to BODMAS rule, if an expression contains brackets ((), {}, []) we have first to solve or simplify the bracket followed by ‘order’ (that means powers and roots, etc.), then division, multiplication, addition and subtraction from left to right.

if using this in sets, () stands for open interval and [] means closed interval and {} is used to denote specific elements. Closed interval means the extreme numbers of the set are included in it and open means they arent. For example, (9,10] is the set of all numbers between 9 and 10 excluding 9 and including 10.

Thinking of you seems to be used more in the context of a relationship, intimacy, concern for wellbeing, and in the future, etc. Thinking about you seems to be used more in reflective concerns, remembering a past event, relationship, or in considering someone’s qualifications. But they’re largely synonymous.

In between should always appear as two words. Although inbetween is common, it is a misspelling and does not appear in any English dictionary. Unnecessarily adding in to between is also a common grammatical mistake. As a compound adjective, in-between should be hyphenated.

“Thinking about you” means that you’re actually thinking thoughts about a person. “Thinking of you” to me has a couple of meanings. One is more like “Something reminded me of you.” For example, let’s say your favorite ice cream is strawberry banana swirl.

As we know even thoughts and feelings are energy vibrations. When someone is thinking about you, talking about you, or has strong feelings for you, those thoughts and feelings reach you as energy transmissions. If it felt like a gentle caress or a loving touch, the thoughts about you are positive for sure.

How to Respond to ‘Thinking Of You’ Via Text

• “How do you always seem to know when I need to hear that? You’re the best.”
• “Back at you! Hope all is well.”
• “Don’t worry about me.
• “Thank you.
• “Thank you for thinking of me!”
• “I am so glad I have friends like you.”
• “I was just thinking of you, too!
• “That makes two of us.”

phrase. If you say you can’t help thinking something, you are expressing your opinion in an indirect way, often because you think it seems rude.

: to be unable to control one’s actions or stop oneself from doing something I know I shouldn’t be so rude to her, but I can’t help myself.

When someone says “I can’t help it,” or “I can’t help doing it,” it’s a way of saying that they don’t want to do a particular thing because they know it’s not good, but they can’t stop themselves from doing it.

“Can’t stand to do something” and “can’t stand doing something” are often interchangeable. They mean just about the same thing. However, there is a small difference. The infinitive after “can’t stand” and some other verbs often describes something happening at the moment.

used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something very much. I can’t stand milk. James just can’t stand his mother-in-law. can’t stand doing something: I can’t stand waiting for buses.

So many American linguistics say that the verb can’t stand is followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. Mainly British grammarians say that it is usually followed by a gerund.

2- After verbs such as :

You can use the phrases “Would you mind” and “Do you mind” + -ing form to ask someone politely to do things. Hiwever, the phrase “Would you mind” is more polite and common (Cambridge).

‘Do you mind’ is more direct and is usually used when what’s being asked for is minor and the speaker expects the other person to say yes. ‘Would you mind’ is speculative and more polite; it’s generally used when the speaker wants a bigger favour and isn’t sure whether the other person will agree.

Had better is always followed by a verb in the infinitive without ‘to’: You had better BE on time. You must or should be on time. Had better is ALWAYS formed from the auxiliary verb ‘have’ in the past simple (‘has better’ or ‘will have better’ do not exist!).