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The slash (/) is also known as: forward slash, stroke, oblique. You should use the slash with care in formal writing.
1. A slash is often used to indicate "or":
Dear Sir/Madam (Sir or Madam)
Please press your browser's Refresh/Reload button. (Refresh or Reload)
The speech will be given by President/Senator Clinton. (President Clinton or Senator Clinton)
Mary will eat cake and/or fruit. (Mary will eat cake, or Mary will eat fruit, or Mary will eat cake and fruit.)
Do not over-use the slash to indicate "or". It can suggest laziness on the part of the writer. The "and/or" construction is widely considered to be very bad form.
2. Use a slash for fractions:
1/2 (one half)
2/3 (two thirds)
9/10 (nine tenths)
3. Use a slash to indicate "per" in measurements of speed, prices etc:
The speed limit is 100 km/h. (kilometres per hour)
He can type at 75 w/m. (words per minute)
The eggs cost $3/dozen. ($3 per dozen)
They charge £1.50/litre for petrol. (£1.50 per litre)
4. People often use a slash in certain abbreviations:
This is my a/c number. (account)
John Brown, c/o Jane Green (care of)
n/a (not applicable, not available)
w/o (without)
5. A slash is often used in dates to separate day, month and year:
On credit card: Expires end 10/15 (October 2015)
He was born on 30/11/2007. (30th November 2007 - BrE)
It was invented on 11/30/2007. (November 30th, 2007 - AmE)
6. The slash is used to separate parts of a website address (url) on the Internet, and to separate folders on some computer systems:
http://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation-slash.htm
file:///Users/mac/tara/photos/image.jpg
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Slash (/)
The slash (/) is also known as: forward slash, stroke, oblique. You should use the slash with care in formal writing.
1. A slash is often used to indicate "or":
Dear Sir/Madam (Sir or Madam)
Please press your browser's Refresh/Reload button. (Refresh or Reload)
The speech will be given by President/Senator Clinton. (President Clinton or Senator Clinton)
Mary will eat cake and/or fruit. (Mary will eat cake, or Mary will eat fruit, or Mary will eat cake and fruit.)
Do not over-use the slash to indicate "or". It can suggest laziness on the part of the writer. The "and/or" construction is widely considered to be very bad form.
2. Use a slash for fractions:
1/2 (one half)
2/3 (two thirds)
9/10 (nine tenths)
3. Use a slash to indicate "per" in measurements of speed, prices etc:
The speed limit is 100 km/h. (kilometres per hour)
He can type at 75 w/m. (words per minute)
The eggs cost $3/dozen. ($3 per dozen)
They charge £1.50/litre for petrol. (£1.50 per litre)
4. People often use a slash in certain abbreviations:
This is my a/c number. (account)
John Brown, c/o Jane Green (care of)
n/a (not applicable, not available)
w/o (without)
5. A slash is often used in dates to separate day, month and year:
On credit card: Expires end 10/15 (October 2015)
He was born on 30/11/2007. (30th November 2007 - BrE)
It was invented on 11/30/2007. (November 30th, 2007 - AmE)
6. The slash is used to separate parts of a website address (url) on the Internet, and to separate folders on some computer systems:
http://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation-slash.htm
file:///Users/mac/tara/photos/image.jpg
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If you?ve been learning English for very long, then you have heard some idioms. You may understand the individual words, but you don?t understand how they work together. Idioms are strange like that. An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has...
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What is the cause of obesity? Discuss The most obvious cause of obesity is overeating. But why do people overeat? One reason is emotional problems. For example, consider the case of Mary. When Mary was a child, her parents rewarded her good behavior with...
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Mohit: Hello John, how are you? John: I am fine. How are you Mohit? Do you remember, it is Sunny?s birthday today? Mohit: How can I forget the birthday of such a nice friend. Are you going? John: Definitely. At what time will you go? Mohit: At 7 p.m....
- Semi-colon (;)
1. We sometimes use a semi-colon instead of a full stop or period. This is to separate sentences that are grammatically independent but that have closely connected meaning. Josef likes coffee; Mary likes tea. Tara is a good speaker; she speaks very clearly....