Ok... so the English major who sits next to me explained this to me.
parenthesis = a single ( or ). But it can also describe the unit as a functioning whole.
parentheses = both ( and ), but also could me more than one set of parenthesis such as () ().
So.
parenthesis = (, ), ()
parentheses = (), () (), () () ()...
He was also clear that the words were spelled differently than Syd spelled them (with an E not an A)
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