Quote Originally Posted by Elemental View Post
There is no doubt that you possess such a license. However, that does not change the fact that repetition need not be tautological and in this case it isn't.
Some other word that escapes me would be infinitely more suitable.
Repetitious, perhaps? Recurrent? Neither seem like an exact fit.

Quote Originally Posted by Rawhide View Post
Alternative? I'll think you'll find that it is the Americans who are in the minority.

(But even 2/22/22 will work for them. So... )
We do it bass-ackwards for some reason; I don't know why. That and everything else.

Quote Originally Posted by Teddy View Post
IRN:
My nestled parentheses would look soo much better if they didn't insist on tail recursion. "))." isn't quite the prettiest way to end a sentence.
*ignores the fact that parentheses shouldn't be used if avoidable to start with*
Parentheses are my favorite punctuation. I like to use them (if you couldn't tell) to interject fragments (and occasionally complete sentences) into my speech to add (semi-)relevant extra information.

I do try and keep them out of my papers, though.