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What's Square About a Square Meal? How to Use Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces. Guck.
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
English - February 17, 2022 16:30 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB - ★★★★ - 2.6K ratingsLanguage Learning Education Arts Books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The idea of a square meal goes back to the 1800s and possibly mining towns, but the word "square" itself has a longer history. Plus, admit it! You don't know how to use curly braces. (We didn't either, but we figured it out.)
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