Misc.Nov 17, 2019
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Nesting parenthesis

Can parenthesis be nested (in English or for any other human language (though I think the answer will not differ)) like in this sentence?

Rubrik smarty11 Nov 17, 2019

Depends on what you are writing for

CVS Pharmacy ☣️☠️☣️ Nov 17, 2019

Absolutely. Will some persons take a grammar or convention stance against it? Of course. Does that matter if you are conveying meaning without coming across to your audience as “less-than” for whatever reason? Not one bit.

AMD kemp Nov 17, 2019

If you need nested parentheses, your sentence is likely too long and may confuse the reader. Rephrase it. To your question, yes, it can be nested.

Expedia Group throwawayU Nov 17, 2019

Maybe (in some cases (but not others) it is ok) but probably not.

Amazon tenseflows Nov 17, 2019

Yes, use a stack in your mind to understand the meaning ;)

Amazon c3iz8h2 Nov 17, 2019

Dont nest it, it looks bad. You can do literally whatever you want, but if you're asking if it looks good it doesnt. Think about how messy code looks when you have multiple nested parentheses/brackets. Now ask yourself how that looks in writing.

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Only if you speaking in LISP

Amazon dickstra Nov 17, 2019

mix it up with some dashes and commas

AT&T MsdR32 Nov 17, 2019

Ive never seen it in English. It makes you look like a bad writer, unless it's a joke.