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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]) one should avoid in formal writing. | 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}}, | 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. Certainly don’t use it when you mean “[[as the case may be]]”. | ||
On the subject of {{tag|conjunction}}s, never, ever, ''ever'' use the expression [[and/or]], much less [[and, as the case may be, or]]. | On the subject of {{tag|conjunction}}s, never, ever, ''ever'' use the expression [[and/or]], much less [[and, as the case may be, 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]], | 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, on account of his over-use of the [[virgule]] in his freshman year at Stamford Law School. | ||
P.S. This is not true.</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||