{"id":4605,"date":"2023-02-06T19:24:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4605"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:30:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:30:50","slug":"parentheses-vs-brackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/parentheses-vs-brackets","title":{"rendered":"When and how to use parentheses vs. brackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">They may look alike, but there\u2019s a world of difference between parentheses and brackets. They\u2019re not as interchangeable as you think! 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