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a pair of punctuation marks (also called round brackets or parentheses) used to give extra information not essential to the meaning of a sentence, e.g. Look at Chapter 5 (page 64) again. Brackets are also used to name the author of a quotation, e.g. (Dickens), or to explain abbreviations, e.g. SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation).
the repeated use of images, words or sounds within a word. It is used for emphasis. Thus an...
a style of writing and speaking that uses colloquial language, e.g. Listen, pal, can you spare...
a pronoun that takes the place of peopleâ??s names, e.g. he, she.