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And/or is not just ugly; it’s defeatist, because of the presence of the [[virgule]], that whoreson slash, which is not even a part of idiomatic punctuation in the English language. It’s a decoration. It has no fixed grammatical meaning. That slash admits that the plain, punctuated words of the English language have defeated you. | And/or is not just ugly; it’s defeatist, because of the presence of the [[virgule]], that whoreson slash, which is not even a part of idiomatic punctuation in the English language. It’s a decoration. It has no fixed grammatical meaning. That slash admits that the plain, punctuated words of the English language have defeated you. | ||
In fact, that slash means - and can only mean - “[[or]]”. So by saying “[[and/or]]” you are really saying “and, ''or'' or”. But to be hermetically sealed and consistent, shouldn’t you make one further clarifying step, and say | In fact, that slash means - and can only mean - “[[or]]”. So by saying “[[and/or]]” you are really saying “and, ''or'' or”. But to be hermetically sealed and consistent, shouldn’t you make one further clarifying step, and say “[[and]], [[and/or]] [[or]]”? | ||
AND DO YOU NOW SEE THE INFINITE REGRESSION YOU HAVE SET IN MOTION? | AND DO YOU NOW SEE THE INFINITE REGRESSION YOU HAVE SET IN MOTION? | ||