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The [[slash]] ( [[/]] ), also known as the [[virgule]], has several uses, most of which (sayeth the [http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/slash. punctuation guide]) should | The [[slash]] ( [[/]] ), also known as the [[virgule]], has several uses, most of which (sayeth the [http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/slash. punctuation guide]) one should avoid in formal writing. | ||
Never | 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 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. | |||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
*[[Plain English]] | *[[Plain English]] |