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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.

<frown>

⠈⠣⠋⠗⠪⠝⠈⠜

<[email protected]>

⠈⠣⠉⠥⠌⠕⠍⠻⠈⠁⠍⠑⠍⠁⠊⠇⠲⠉⠕⠝⠈⠜

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.



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