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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> | ||
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*[[Plain English]] | *[[Plain English]] | ||
*[[And/or]] | *[[And/or]] | ||
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{{c3|Grammar|Egg|ISIA}} | {{c3|Grammar|Egg|ISIA}} | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 10:14, 2 September 2017
"O, whoreson slash! Thou unnecessary character!"
- Shakespeare, As You Lick It, I, iii
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 that looks good in public, and he’s in Guns ’n’ Roses[1]
See also
References
References
- ↑ 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.