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:: Shakespeare, ''As You Lick It'', I, iii}} | :: Shakespeare, ''As You Lick It'', I, iii}} | ||
The [[slash]] ( [[/]] ), also known as the | 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 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. | ||
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On the subject of {{tag|conjunction}}s, never, ever , ''ever'' use the expression [[and/or]]. | 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 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> | 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 {{sex|he}} later became world-famous in his freshman year at Stamford Law School, in an Equity tutorial.</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Plain English]] | *[[Plain English]] | ||
*[[And/or]] | *[[And/or]] | ||
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{{c3|Grammar|Egg|ISIA}} | {{c3|Grammar|Egg|ISIA}} | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||