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"O, whoreson slash! Thou unnecessary character!"
Shakespeare, As You Lick It, I, iii

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 that looks good in public, and he’s in Guns ’n’ Roses^[1]

↑ The Guns ’N’ Roses axeman, real name Virgule Hudson, first acquired the nickname by which he later became world-famous in his freshman year at Stamford Law School, in an Equity tutorial.

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 On the subject of {{tag|conjunction}}s, never, ever , ''ever'' use the expression [[and/or]].
-There’s just one Slash that looks good in public, and he’s in [http://images.musictimes.com/data/images/full/8330/slash-bridgestone-super-bowl-xlv-halftime-show.jpg Guns ’n’ Roses]<ref>The Guns ’N’ Roses, real name [[Virgule Hudson]],  guitarist first acquired the nickname by which he later  became world-famous in his freshman year at Stamford Law School, in an Equity tutorial.</ref>
+There’s just one Slash that looks good in public, and he’s in [http://images.musictimes.com/data/images/full/8330/slash-bridgestone-super-bowl-xlv-halftime-show.jpg Guns ’n’ Roses]<ref>The Guns ’N’ Roses axeman, real name [[Virgule Hudson]],  first acquired the nickname by which he later  became world-famous in his freshman year at Stamford Law School, in an Equity tutorial.</ref>
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