In om, Paul
D. Simon spake thusly:

Your syntax insistencies are not altogether correct, I'm afraid.

No problem, Jim - fun conferring with you on this.

Come to think of it, we could also call these - [ ] - "squared"
BRACES, thus giving some purpose to those who see a need to refer to
these - { } - as "curly" braces (or would they actually be "curly"
brackets?).

They are commonly (correctly) referred to as just "braces," though
"curly brackets" is also commonly seen and not incorrect. But
"curly braces" is wrong. The Brits seem to prefer "curly brackets,"
the Americans, just "braces." (Also, I'm using the American
convention of including commas or periods inside my quotation marks.)

http://www.answers.com/topic/bracket-5

Be sure to read the various Usage Notes. The remarks on _curly
brackets_ is halfway down the page.

But while I'm at it, this - " - is NOT double quotes, okay? It's a
quotation mark. If anything, it's a "single" quote. THESE - " " -
are "double" quotes , okay? And lastly, this - ' - is NOT a
"single" quote; it's an apostrophe!!

Here, you're way wrong. See, e.g., the _American Heritage Dictionary_.
http://www.answers.com/topic/quotation-mark


Oh, and one very last thing: This - # - is called the "number
sign" - I'd love to get my hands on the person who renamed it the
"pound" sign - where did he/she come up with that?? THIS - £ - is
the pound sign, okay!?

It's technically called the "octothorpe," though "number sign" will
also do and is not incorrect.

http://www.answers.com/topic/octothorpe

(Phew! Now I feel much better.)

(Me, too.)

-dman-