The / is called a Virgule. Also known by other names such as, Slant, Slash, Solidus. Virgule separates extended dates like 2008/09 school year.
Virgule represents "per" as in mi./sec (miles per second).
Virgule stands for the word or as in boy/girl.
Virgule separates lines of poetry.
And of course Virgule is used by computer users as you know.
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Amy, interesting grammar post.It is amazing how many different grammar rules there are to know. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job.