for example:
June 17, 1804
William Clark
... The party is much aflicted with Boils, and Several have the Deassentary, which I contribute to the water [which is muddy ] ... The Ticks & Musquiters are verry troublesome.
2007-12-30 23:46:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In a piece of quoted text, anything in square brackets is not part of the original text, but is added so that it makes sense.
For example, if a book said "He was born in 1865, in Bombay," I might quote it as "[Rudyard Kipling] was born in 1865, in Bombay." "Rudyard Kipling" was not in the original, but was added for clarification.
2007-12-31 02:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Banana Ray David 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the words in parantheses mean anything other than saying that the water is muddy. These words just explain something more about the water.
2007-12-31 07:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋