[bksvol-discuss] Re: Not sure about brackets

  • From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:26:42 -0400

Wondered what it meant.  Thanks.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Soronel Haetir" <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx> 
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In quoted materials that style is used to indicate that the letter
case has been changed.  You will also sometimes see verb tenses fixed
in the same way or other substitutions.  If this is not appearing
within quoted material I'm not sure what it would indicate.

On 10/29/09, Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx <Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Way back when I was reading print books I do remember occasionally coming
across words in which the first letter was in brackets. I had no idea why
this was done then and I have no idea now. I just know that I never did like 
it.


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Hi Lori,

I have seen that in raves in the front of books. I just get rid of
the brackets. I sure hope that's the right thing to do. I always figured
it had something to do with weird fonts.

Mayrie

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:11 AM
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Hi all,
I'm still reading through Douglas Winter's, "Clive Barker: Dark Fantastic". 

Occasionally, I'm finding the first letter of a word surrounded by
brackets.
Is anyone aware of a reason for this? Is it something to do with scanning, 
or is there any reason that British text might use this or is it author
style. I'm not sure if I should wipe them out, or leave them.

Thanks,
Lori

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