• CombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I think this is my first time seeing acute brackets (< and >) to delineate quotations. It’s because they look like « and » but are easier to type?

    • macji@pawb.socialOPEnglish
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      10 days ago

      In the books (Animorphs) they can speak telepathically when they’re morphed into animals, so the brackets are to show that form of communication. It’s often used in situations they can’t risk speaking aloud in, or to plan privately between each other.

    • Tanis Nikana@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 days ago

      Furthermore, though it was written for children back in the 90s, Animorphs is a very stark take on the horrors and ravages of war.

      Also it’s worth noting that the author has a trans kid and loves the queer community very much.

      Were we to have Kathleen Applegate on the world’s stage instead of whatsherface…

      • macji@pawb.socialOPEnglish
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        10 days ago

        It’s kind of blowing my mind rereading it and seeing how relevant it still feels, if not even more so, than it did back in the 90s. I can’t believe it’s a “kids” book, but at the same time I think every kid today really needs to read it.