We’ll Parenthesis Back To This Later

Client: “Write ‘X’ but circle it. Circle it so that it shows it’s not so important.”

Me: “But a circle would make it stand out.”

Client: “No, no, not a circle — a circle like you use when something’s not important.”

My patience is ebbing.

Me: “We can put it in parentheses… Is that what you mean?”

Client: “No, like the little circles that are on the nine and the zero on the keyboards.”

Me: “Yes, those are parentheses, like brackets.”

Client: “Yes, yes, brackets. That’s what I meant, but just not so square. More rounded.”