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Translingual

Punctuation mark

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2. Template:Senseid Template:N-g

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   A) New York, B) London, C) Paris.

   a) New York, b) London, c) Paris.

   1) New York, 2) London, 3) Paris.

   I) New York, II) London, III) Paris.

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3. Template:Ng

Symbol

1. Template:Lb Template:Ng

   $[a,b)=\{x\in ℝ|a\le x<b\}$

Synonyms

• Template:L

See also

• Template:L (Lojban)

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Template:Bor.

Punctuation mark

1. Template:Lb Template:L, expressing happiness or amusement.

Usage notes

The methods in using ) as an Internet slang expression in Azerbaijani are similar to that in Russian and Ukrainian.

Generally, the number of brackets may vary, but it can also be just one bracket at the end of a sentence.

Chinese

Punctuation mark

1. Template:N-g

Japanese

Punctuation mark

1. Used in Template:L.

Russian

Etymology

Evolved from Template:L. In the Russian keyboard layout, one has to press Shift+6 to type a colon, which is deemed inconvenient, particularly in instant messaging, as it requires both hands, resulting in the decline of Template:L.

Punctuation mark

1. Template:Lb Template:L, expressing happiness or amusement.

Usage notes

Usage of multiple brackets is used to emphasize the laughter or funiness, but it may also suggest an ironic or sarcastic tone. Multiple brackets with zeroes - )0 or (9 - are used similarly to !1, implying that shift key was released, expressing an emphasis. ")))" is not to be confused with ((( ))), known as a far-right symbol directed against Jewish people.

Antonyms

• Template:L (online slang, expression of sadness or disappointment)

Related terms

• ))) (online slang, expression of laughter)

Descendants

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