Virgule: Difference between revisions

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The slash ( / ), also known as the virgule, has several uses, most of which (sayeth the punctuation guide) one should avoid in formal writing.

Never use it when you mean “or”. If you need to convey that 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.

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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 be avoided 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, ever, employ it to mean “[[or]]”.  If you need to convey the expression, use it.
+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, ever, ever use the expression [[and/or]].
+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===
 *[[Plain English]]