Unit 10 Grouping Signs
Grouping signs appear as they do in print, unspaced from the content they enclose; they only appear in pairs.
Grouping signs are 2-cell symbols. The first cell is a prefix (combination of dots 4-5-6) and denotes which type of grouping symbol will be used (parenthesis, square bracket, curly bracket, or angle bracket).
Indicators:
| Parenthesis | Square bracket | Curly bracket | Angle bracket |
| ⠐ | ⠨ | ⠸ | ⠈ |
The second cell is the generic grouping symbol for left (opening) and right (closing).
Grouping Signs:
| Left or Open | Right or Close |
| ⠣ | ⠜ |
When they are combined, they indicate which grouping symbol is being used.
| Left or open | Right or close | |
| Parentheses ( ) | ⠐⠣ | ⠐⠜ |
| Square bracket [ ] | ⠨⠣ | ⠨⠜ |
| Curly bracket { } | ⠸⠣ | ⠸⠜ |
| Angle bracket ‹ › | ⠈⠣ | ⠈⠜ |
NOTE: The angle bracket uses the same 2-cell symbol as less than and greater than. Angle brackets are only used in pairs, at the beginning and the end. Less than/greater than are signs of comparison and will only appear between the terms it is comparing.
Examples:
2(2+6)
⠼⠃⠐⠣⠼⠃⠐⠖⠼⠋⠐⠜
I want five (5) oranges.
⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠐⠣⠼⠑⠐⠜⠀⠕⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠎⠲
Jojo (Amy's boyfriend) sang bass.
⠠⠚⠕⠚⠕⠀⠐⠣⠠⠁⠍⠽⠄⠎⠀⠃⠕⠽⠋⠗⠐⠜⠀⠎⠁⠝⠛⠀⠃⠁⠎⠎⠲
buenos dias [good day]
⠃⠥⠑⠝⠕⠎⠀⠙⠊⠁⠎⠀⠨⠣⠛⠙⠀⠐⠙⠨⠜
Hapy [sic] birthday!
⠠⠓⠁⠏⠽⠀⠨⠣⠎⠊⠉⠨⠜⠀⠃⠊⠗⠹⠐⠙⠖
These grouping signs are used in mathematics or lists of choices.
Number set: {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
⠠⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠎⠑⠞⠒⠀⠸⠣⠼⠃⠂⠀⠼⠙⠂⠀⠼⠋⠂⠀⠼⠓⠂⠀⠼⠁⠚⠸⠜
Choose a side {onion rings, fries, coleslaw, salad} and order.
⠠⠡⠕⠕⠎⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠸⠣⠕⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠗⠬⠎⠂⠀⠋⠗⠊⠑⠎⠂
⠉⠕⠇⠑⠎⠇⠁⠺⠂⠀⠎⠁⠇⠁⠙⠸⠜⠀⠯⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠲
These grouping signs are used mostly in computer code or to denote expression in text.
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⠈⠣⠋⠗⠪⠝⠈⠜
⠈⠣⠉⠥⠌⠕⠍⠻⠈⠁⠍⠑⠍⠁⠊⠇⠲⠉⠕⠝⠈⠜
NOTE: Contractions may be used in email addresses but short form words are generally not used. The @ symbol will be taught in a later lesson.