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This tag is concerned with the usage of the glyphs ( and ), known as parentheses (singular parenthesis) in American English and as brackets in British English.
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Use of "e.g." — are parentheses necessary?
The one common exception is use of "et al.," which can be used within or without parentheses in text and reference sections. … I don't understand the rationale; since the abbreviations and the parentheses both denote examples or additional explanation provided, use of both seems redundant. …
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