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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>ESL General English Grammar Questions</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htm</link><description>Ask your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3598.39794)</generator><item><title>Re: How to use parentheses within parentheses([{&lt;?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowParenthesesWithinParentheses/hzzdj/post.htm#610737</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 07:50:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:610737</guid><dc:creator>AlpheccaStars</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowParenthesesWithinParentheses/hzzdj/post.htm#610737</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-610737.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>It depends. For general English writing, I have not seen any rules.The guidance I would give is to write with clarity in mind.  In computer languages, the rules and syntax are very precise and rigid.</description></item><item><title>How to use parentheses within parentheses([{&lt;?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowParenthesesWithinParentheses/hzzdj/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:50:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:610717</guid><dc:creator>shaynek</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowParenthesesWithinParentheses/hzzdj/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-610717.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hallo. I know it&amp;#39;s completely useless and very confusing, but what are the rules surrounding parentheses within parentheses? My understanding is that, to separate a phrase, you would use &amp;quot;( )&amp;quot; first and &amp;quot; &amp;quot; to separate something within the &amp;quot;( )&amp;quot;. For example, if I want to put something in parentheses (to add a little info about it ), I would first use parentheses and then use square brackets inside. What happens if you want to put another set of brackets within that second set? For example, if I want to put something in multiple parentheses (to add a little info about it ), would I use the curly brackets as the third step? If I wanted a fourth set, would it be &amp;quot;&amp;lt; &amp;gt;&amp;quot;?  I know there&amp;#39;s...</description></item></channel></rss>