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Virgule
This
is a wild and rare-treat that's known by many other names including
Slant and Slash.
We're
used to seeing slashes used in conjunction with numerical fractions,
such as 7/8. It represents the division between the numerator and the
denominator.
In
English, the virgule is used:
rotations/second,
minutes/second, cups/gallon, etc...
The
speed limit on I95 is 55miles/hour.
she/he
and/or
It
was a win/win situation.
Is
pass/fail an option for this course?
The
sociological and/or ecological impact of this disaster is phenomenal.
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To
retain the format of poetry:
"Parting
is all we know of heaven/And all we need of hell" are two of the most
memorable lines of Emily Dickinson's poetry.
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