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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]]