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lstout · 08-05-2006, 12:04

Can anyone point me to the official meaning of the "/" (slash, stroke whatever) in a sentence?

Does it mean "And"
Does it mean "And/Or"
Does it mean "Or"

I do a lot of corporate graphics and this issue comes up quite frequently when translating engineers' sketches into meaningful infographics...

Leif

mx · 08-05-2006, 12:27

datahound · 08-05-2006, 12:36

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smallbeer · 08-05-2006, 12:44

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_slash

j_polo9 · 27-05-2006, 03:08

"Virgule: An oblique stroke, used by medieval scribes and many later writers as a form of comma. It is also used to build level fractions... to represent a linebreak when verse is set as prose, and in dates, addresses, and elsewhere as a sign of separation. In writing the Khoisan languages of western Africa, it is sometimes used to represent dental or lateral clicks. Also called slash or front slash (to distinguish from the backslash). It is poorly positioned on many fonts and consequently needs some subtle editing. Compare solidus. [U+002f]" - The Elements of Typographic Style

theres more under solidus like it says but u gotta get the book to read it.

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lstout Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1	Kinda off topic: What does "/" really mean? Can anyone point me to the official meaning of the "/" (slash, stroke whatever) in a sentence? Does it mean "And" Does it mean "And/Or" Does it mean "Or" I do a lot of corporate graphics and this issue comes up quite frequently when translating engineers' sketches into meaningful infographics... Leif

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j_polo9 j_polo9 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 124	"Virgule: An oblique stroke, used by medieval scribes and many later writers as a form of comma. It is also used to build level fractions... to represent a linebreak when verse is set as prose, and in dates, addresses, and elsewhere as a sign of separation. In writing the Khoisan languages of western Africa, it is sometimes used to represent dental or lateral clicks. Also called slash or front slash (to distinguish from the backslash). It is poorly positioned on many fonts and consequently needs some subtle editing. Compare solidus. [U+002f]" - The Elements of Typographic Style theres more under solidus like it says but u gotta get the book to read it.

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