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Brackets Parentheses and Quotation Marks

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Why are names of places sometimes in brackets on street signs?

Possibly, the same street names appear in two places. In order to differentiate, local place in mentioned in bracket.

What does the phrase ''What's shakin' bacon'' mean?

The phrase «What's shakin' bacon» is foremost a play with rhymes.

  1. «what's shakin'» means «What's going on?» or «What's up?».
  2. «bacon» makes the whole phrase rhyme, and depending on context, may be either intended as humor or an insult (calling the other person a pig or calling them fat.)

How do you get permission to quote?

If you want to quote from a certain version of the Bible you can do a few sentences or verses. If you quote a lot of it then you must contact the publisher of that Bible. See the front of the Bible for where to locate the company. They are on the web too. If you wish to quote an author you need to contact that author's publisher for permission. If you wish to quote a speaker you need to contact the speaker directly through a letter or an email. Look for a website for that speaker. Always get the permission in writing. Record their permission in your book and put the written document in a special file folder.

If you don't have a ham hock what can you use?

Ham hocks are for flavor. A piece of country ham can be used. I've also known people that use smoked turkey wings to get that same flavor. If you use country ham, cut it in about 1" pieces so it will cook quicker and also release more flavor. Bacon can also be used to provide nice smoky flavor.

What are codes in square brackets in the ICD 9 books mean?

Official ICD-9-CM Coding Conventions

Brackets [ ]: Brackets enclose synonyms, alternative terminology or explanatory phrases. Example:

482.2 Pneumonia due to Hemophilus influenzae [H. influenzae]

Alternatively, brackets may also appear beneath a code to indicate the fifth digits that are considered valid fifth digits for that code. This convention is applied for those instances where not all common fifth digits are considered valid for each subcategory within a category. Example:

715.0 Osteoarthrosis, generalized

[0,4,9]

The notation above indicates that only fifth digits of 0, 4 and 9 are valid for subcategory 715.0.

Slanted Brackets [ ]: This type of bracket is used in the alphabetical index to indicate mandatory multiple coding. Both codes must be assigned to fully describe the condition and are sequenced in the order listed. Example:

Tachycardia

ventricular (paroxysmal)

psychogenic 316 [427.1]

What do curly brackets do in Microsoft Excel?

They automatically appear as part of array formulas. You do not type them in manually. See the related question below.

What are quotation marks?

Quotation marks are pairs of inverted commas placed before and after a quote or section of spoken text, to indicate that property of that section. They appear as " (single pair) or "hello" (pair of pairs). Quotation marks are used to indicate either a quotation of someone or the title of a smaller work. A quotation mark looks like this " and is used to indicate either a quotation of someone or the title of a smaller work. 6. Quote Marks Quotation marks are used to quote another person's words exactly, whether they be spoken, or written. For example: John said, "We are going shopping." - note the capitalization of "We". You should do this unless you are quoting in a run-on sentence: John said "we are going shopping" because they had no milk. Note the omission of the comma in this case also. If you are quoting a person who is quoting another person, use a single quotation mark like this: John said, "My neighbor yelled at me today! He said 'get off my lawn!'" When introducing a quotation after an independent clause, use a colon and not a comma to begin: As D. H. Nachas explains, "The gestures used for greeting others differ greatly from one culture to another." (not an independent clause) D. H. Nachas explains cultural differences in greeting customs: "Touching is not a universal sign of greeting. (this is an independent clause) Quotation marks can also be used to denote irony or sarcasm, or to note something unusual about it: The great march of "progress" has left millions impoverished and hungry. Punctuation with quotations Punctuation that belongs to the original quote should be inside the quote marks. Punctuation relating to the entire sentence should be outside. Philip asked, "Do you need this book?" Does Dr. Lim always say to her students, "You must work harder"? Always put colons and semicolons outside quotes. Put commas and periods inside quotations unless followed by parenthesis: He said, "I may forget your name, but I never remember a face." Mullen, criticizing the apparent inaction, writes, "Donahue's policy was to do nothing" (27).
Quotation marks are symbols used to show dialogue in a story. Here's an example: "John and Mary walked down the street." the two lines at the beginning and end are quotation marks

How do you quote from a YouTube video?

I will assume the use of a video on YouTube is scholarly. You must be sure the information in the video cannot be found in a more scholarly place such as a listserv, database or written publication. If no other way can be found to ascertain the information you need, then please ask permission. It's alright to discuss this kind of thing with the instructor of the course. The instructor can give you guidance on how they would like you to quote and cite the work. But, if you want some guidance, here it goes.

Is the paper in MLA or APA or a special scientific format? In-text citations or footnotes or end notes? Let's start with MLA. If you must use an online reference MLA no longer requires that you provide a URL. If the video is a movie television show or clip from a movie the citation begins with the name of the movie, the director, distributer, year of release and medium. If a performer in the video is of special interest, you can include them in the cite after the director with a heading of (Perf.) and if you have more than one performer they need not be in alphabetical order. End with the medium whether it be Film. DVD. MP3. JPEG. or Television. If YouTube is the ONLY place to find this material you will need to combine the movie information with an online source citation. If you think the URL is necessary, just put the URL in some Angle brackets. I have written the URL twice with angle brackets but each time I do, answers.com removes it due to programming language interference. So this> is an angle bracket< and put them around the URL just as it is written in the APA style.

If this is to be in APA format you begin with the producer, director, date of release, country of origin and distributer or the studio that produced the motion picture. If it is a television program the writer of the episode is cited first. APA still requires a URL in many instances. Add the URL by citing, (Retrieved from http://www.YouTube.com/silly-string-fight) and do not put a period on the end unless the URL has a period. All in-text citations must reference back to the first word of the works cited or reference page. In MLA it is the title of the movie while in APA it is the name of the producer. I urge you to speak to your instructor and look for another way to cite this information.

What does the mac miller thumbs up mean?

Mac Miller's a rapper from Pittsburgh and something he says in a lot of his songs is "thumbs up"

What is geritol complete used for?

Geritol is a high potency multivitamin tablet/tonic to aid the system naturally. It enriches the human body and acts as a great source of nti-oxidnt. Many women have taken it hile trying to get pregnant and have had positive results. It does really work for women trying to conceive. It may not be everyone but there is nothing wrong in trying it. It is a strong and rich source of good vitamins.

What does parentheses or brackets stand for?

These markings generally stand for information that is connected to the central idea of the paragraph but not central to the issue. Such information would be birth dates and death dates of a particular person in a paragraph about what the person postulated, an aside comments (just like this one, not germaine to your answer) or even further links and information that are not immediately necessary to the writing. This information is either common knowledge or something that does not rate a footnote to the writing. A footnote is necessary when one is quoting the subject or copying a section to prove a point. Snippets of information that would be useful additions such as a pair of dates fpr a writer. Since the birth and death date of Walt Whitman is available on EVERY site mentioning his name, brackets or parentheses are appropriate for the information.

How does chemonucleolysis work?

Chemonucleolysis uses chymopapain, an enzyme derived from papyrus, to dissolve the disk material that has been displaced because of injury.

How do you punctuate the name of an opera in a letter?

Depending on the style guide you've been given, you can either italicize the opera's title or include it in quotes.

The key is to be consistent with your titles throughout your manuscript.

What are parenthesis and brackets?

Example:

7x + 10 - {2(x + 3) - 3(x - 2) + 5}

= 7x + 10 - {2x + 6 - 3x + 6 + 5}

= 7x + 10 - {2x - 3x + 6 + 6 + 5}

= 7x + 10 - {x + 17}

= 7x + 10 - x - 17

= 7x - x + 10 - 17

= 6x - 7