The Slash

INTRODUCTION

The slash is an oblique line. It is a punctuation mark.

FORM

Here you can see the symbol used to indicate the slash: /

EXAMPLE

1. to indicate “or”

• Dear Sir/Madam
• I will eat fish and/or meat
• No matter what you say/do

2. for fractions

• 3/4
• 1/2
• 2/3

3. to indicate “per”

• 100 km/h
• 20 eur/kg
• 3 £/dozen

4. in certain abbreviations

• w/o (without)
• n/a (not applicable, not available)
• a/c (account)

5. in dates

• 13/04/1996
• 05/19
• 15/07/1998

6. in website addresses and computer systems

• example.com/english/level.com
• file:///Users/windows/file/photos/image.jpg
• funandsmile/example/english.es

USE

1. to indicate “or”
2. for fractions
3. to indicate “per”
4. in certain abbreviations
5. in dates
6. in website addresses and computer systems