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{{a|plainenglish|[[File:Andor.png|thumb|right|500px|for extra cosmological points, try the preferred EU formulation.]]}} | {{a|plainenglish|[[File:Andor.png|thumb|right|500px|for extra cosmological points, try the preferred EU formulation.]]}} | ||
{{f|And/or}} is the [[mediocre lawyer|lawyer]]’s equivalent of a damp kipper handshake. Avoid it. | {{f|And/or}} is the [[mediocre lawyer|lawyer]]’s equivalent of a damp kipper handshake. Avoid it. There is no more obvious sign that a text is in need of a [[plain english]] reaming. | ||
“{{f|And/or}}” ''means'' “{{f|or}}”, because “{{f|or}}” ''includes'' “{{f|and}}”. | “{{f|And/or}}” ''means'' “{{f|or}}”, because “{{f|or}}” ''includes'' “{{f|and}}”. | ||
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:{{or}} | :{{or}} | ||
===The and/or paradox=== | |||
Besides, [[and/or]] is not just ugly; it’s circular. It presents as a {{t|paradox}}, because of that {{tag|slash}}. Now the slash is not a part of idiomatic punctuation in the English language. It’s a decoration with no fixed grammatical meaning. To use a [[slash]] in legal writing is to confess that the ordinary, punctuated words of the English language have defeated you. | Besides, [[and/or]] is not just ugly; it’s circular. It presents as a {{t|paradox}}, because of that {{tag|slash}}. Now the slash is not a part of idiomatic punctuation in the English language. It’s a decoration with no fixed grammatical meaning. To use a [[slash]] in legal writing is to confess that the ordinary, punctuated words of the English language have defeated you. | ||
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Go back to your draft and strike all examples, and we shall never speak of this again. | Go back to your draft and strike all examples, and we shall never speak of this again. | ||
{{ | {{sa}} | ||
*{{tag|profound ontological uncertainty}} | *{{tag|profound ontological uncertainty}} | ||
{{plainenglish}} | {{plainenglish}} | ||
{{c3|conjunction|Plain English|ISIA}} | {{c3|conjunction|Plain English|ISIA}} | ||