Ah, Lana - now you've given me a glimmer about why some people use it for AND (rather than for a choice).
It's the usage of *choose between AND or OR*!In this situation, the slash/solidus/oblique clearly reads as OR. However, an association is built (to AND).
Interesting... Ros __ Ros Byrne WORDS THAT WORK Training & Coaching in Workplace Communication On 21/12/2010, at 12:05 PM, Lana Brindley wrote:
You inspired me to look up my Collins Dictionary for Writers and Editors:*Oblique* (typog.) another name for *solidus*. *Solidus* (Also *slash* or *oblique*) the symbol (/) used in dates (e.g. 21/10/06), in fractions (e.g. 13/6), to separate alternatives (e.g. and/or), on the Internet (e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/weather), etc. In computing it is sometimes called *forward slash* to distinguish it from *backslash*. L
