On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:38:10 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > No, it isn't. You may be being confused by the unnecessary inclusion of > brackets (parentheses if you're American); If you're British too: Defined usage: () parentheses [] brackets {} braces General usage: () brackets [] square brackets {} curly brackets I'll let you decide which is the more intuitive usage. -- Neil Bothwick Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.