Why tuples use parentheses ()'s instead of something else like <>'s?

[seberino at spawar.navy.mil]

Brian

I am so thankful for your reply and for Alex's and everyone else's on
this thread.  (See my reply to Alex.)  This email may seem minor but it
was bugging me for months.  You just
pointed out what I should have remembered on my own...

*<>'s wouldn't have been a perfect choice because they would have had
their
own unique gotchas involving accidentally interpreting them as binary
shift operators*

I really appreciate it.

Chris