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Never use it when you mean “[[or]]”. If you need to convey that {{tag|conjunction}}, use it: It doesn’t take up much space and no-one will mind. | Never use it when you mean “[[or]]”. If you need to convey that {{tag|conjunction}}, use it: It doesn’t take up much space and no-one will mind. | ||
On the subject of | On the subject of {{tag|conjunction}}s, never, ever , ''ever'' use the expression [[and/or]]. | ||
There’s just one slash you should see in public, and he’s in Guns ’n’ Roses. | There’s just one slash you should see in public, and he’s in Guns ’n’ Roses. | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 27 September 2016
The slash ( / ), also known as the virgule, has several uses, most of which (sayeth the punctuation guide) one should avoid in formal writing.
Never use it when you mean “or”. If you need to convey that conjunction, use it: It doesn’t take up much space and no-one will mind.
On the subject of conjunctions, never, ever , ever use the expression and/or.
There’s just one slash you should see in public, and he’s in Guns ’n’ Roses.