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I think this is addressed in the following section: > Sometimes you have to use brackets anyway. Maybe the speaker or writer was using an acronym or a complete
by thedufer 6y ago
I think this is addressed in the following section:
> Sometimes you have to use brackets anyway. Maybe the speaker or writer was using an acronym or a completely unfamiliar piece of jargon that the reader needs explained. Maybe they were referring to a person by their last name or nickname, when the reader has not yet been introduced to the person’s full name. But these changes should be both necessary and obvious.
Not quite explicitly, but it isn't a far leap from "referring to a person by their last name or nickname" to pronouns.
- Mauricebranagh 6y agoBracketing acronym's on first use is a totally separate issue.
- greggyb 6y agoAs is creating a plural form by adding an apostrophe. (;
- thedufer 6y agoI was more pointing towards the second half about expanding a nickname or last name into a full name, but I think they're actually closely related as different ways in which the author might be adding context that is missing from the quote.