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Subject: Re: Simple symbol question
From: Stan Schwartz <stanz -at- cam -dot- org>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:27:18 -0400

Hi all,

Anyone know what these symbols are known as when used as brackets (rather
than mathematical symbols)?

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Kind regards,


Peter Kingston

Hi,
They are used (in pairs) as quotation marks by the French called guimets [gwee may].
J'ai dites, << Oui. >>
Thus, I would refer to one as an opening single guimet [gwee met] or a single closing guimet.
IMHO, stick to the usual less-than and greater-than.

s

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