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[[File:Slash.png|thumb|[[Virgule Hudson]] yesterday.]] | [[File:Slash.png|thumb|500px|[[Virgule Hudson]] yesterday.]] | ||
{{Quote|"O, whoreson [[slash]]! Thou unnecessary character!" | {{Quote|"O, whoreson [[slash]]! Thou unnecessary character!" | ||
:: Shakespeare, ''As You Lick It'', I, iii<ref>The false reference was too good to pass up. But assiduous readers will realise this is not comedy. It is tragedy. The correct reference is, of course, ''King Leer'', II, ii. </ref>}} | ::Shakespeare, ''As You Lick It'', I, iii<ref>The false reference was too good to pass up. But assiduous readers will realise this is not comedy. It is ''tragedy''. The correct reference is, of course, ''King Leer'', II, ii. </ref>}} | ||
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. | ||
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P.S. This is not true.</ref> | P.S. This is not true.</ref> | ||
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*[[Plain English]] | *[[Plain English]] | ||
*[[And/or]] | *[[And/or]] | ||