tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post109841308715243914..comments2024-03-28T23:51:48.119-05:00Comments on Wild Olive: [Brackets] or question marks?Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-1098561954005878792004-10-23T15:05:00.000-05:002004-10-23T15:05:00.000-05:00Interesting comment withinsight. Wrong. But intere...Interesting comment withinsight. Wrong. But interesting nonetheless. I think you may have missed my point. [Brackets] add a nice typographic touch to things. A subtle decorative element, if you will. <br /><br />Also, I will say that you could use am em dash as a replacement for the, oh so overused, checkbox. Simply employ a little baseline shift action and, voila! But then, it would look a bit Molliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-1098502748536791512004-10-22T22:39:00.000-05:002004-10-22T22:39:00.000-05:00Brackets are good, but parenthetically, I prefer e...Brackets are good, but parenthetically, I prefer em dashes. Of course, em dashes aren't suitable substitutes for check boxes, but then why replace the Egg McMuffin when it's such a hit to begin with? Brackets may be considered kind an Arch Deluxe which -- though short-lived -- did have some very appealing features. Nevertheless, in typography, more important than whether to use brackets, withinsighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637485517261561112noreply@blogger.com