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	Dictionary.com
		Punctuation to enclose supplementary matter that is not intended to be part of the statement.
		Punctuation sometimes regarded as a weak period or strong comma and used in ways similar to periods and commas.
		A slash is used to separate expressions that indicate a choice, e.g.
	dictionary.reference.com /writing/styleguide/punctuation.html (3574 words)

	End of Field Punctuation
		Do not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Ends with a period, even when another mark of punctuation is present, unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a period.
		Does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or other data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
	web.uflib.ufl.edu /alephpro/EndofFieldPunctuation.htm (322 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Slash (punctuation)
		Slashes are used to enclose a phonemic transcription of speech.
		A slash is used to separate the numerator and denominator in a vulgar fraction, or as a division operator in general.
		Slashes are used as the standard delimiters for regular expressions, although other characters can be used instead.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Slash_(punctuation) (1811 words)

	Punctuation
		Punctuation marks are written symbols that do not correspond to either phonemes (sounds) of a spoken language nor to lexemes (words and phrases) of a written language, but which serve to organize or clarify written language.
		Also related are diacritical marks (or diacritics), which serve to distinguish among similar sounds using the same primary letter symbol, or to clarify emphasis or tone.
		Some punctuation marks are similar to their equivalent Western ones, but larger, to suit the characters that surround the mark, for example, the Chinese commas (，;) is larger than its Western counterpart.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pu/Punctuation.html (731 words)

	Backslash
		A backslash, \, is a punctuation mark used chiefly in computing.
		Sometimes called a reversed solidus, it is the mirror image of the common solidus or slash mark.
		This is in contrast to the use of the slash for this purpose on Unix and other systems.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Backslash.html (162 words)

	Slash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Slash (punctuation), or solidus, is the "/" punctuation character
		Slash (musician), the nickname of Saul Hudson, the guitarist formerly with Guns N' Roses and Slash's Snakepit, and currently with Velvet Revolver
		Slash, a character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slash (243 words)

	Ending Punctuation for Bibliographic Data
		Does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Does not end with a mark of final punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
		Punctuation is generally not included between the parts of the curriculum objective and related curriculum codes and correlation factors.
	www.itcompany.com /inforetriever/punctuation.htm (6044 words)

	Slash (punctuation)
		A solidus, oblique or slash, /, is a punctuation mark.
		A virgule is used to separate the numerator and denominator in a vulgar fraction, or as a division operator in general.
		The slash is used to separate directory or names in Unix file paths and in URLs.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/s/sl/slash__punctuation_.html (387 words)

	Ch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We treat the slash as a word-level punctuation indicator on the grounds that it is not (or at least not normally) flanked by spaces.
		We have emphasised that punctuation cannot be regarded as a means of representing the prosodic properties of utterances, but there is no doubt that there is some significant degree of correlation between the use of delimiting commas and the likelihood that the constituent concerned would be set apart prosodically in speech.
		Punctuation outside the parentheses depends on the requirements of the containing sentence: it is the same as it would be if the parenthesised element were omitted.
	www-csli.stanford.edu /~nunberg/CGE.html (16120 words)

	slash definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		printing print character: a punctuation mark (/) that is used to separate optional items in a list or to express fractions or division, and that has various uses in computer programming.
		A slash is used between optional or alternate elements: He refused to work with children and/or animals.
		In computing the slash (/) is called a forward slash to distinguish it from the backslash (\), which is used for specific purposes, e.g., to show the location of a computer file or document: c:\letters\surfclub.doc.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861734628 (320 words)

	Solidus: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		A solidus or slash, /, is a punctuation mark.
		A solidus is used in to separate numerator and denominator in a vulgar fraction or as a division operator in general.
		Usually called a slash or sometimes, unnecessarily, a forward slash, / is used to separate directory or names in Unix file paths and in URLs.
	www.encyclopedian.com /sl/Slash-(punctuation).html (373 words)

	Make the Virgule Vanish
		Slashes are far too common, and almost always betray a lazy thinker: by yoking two words together with a slash, the writer tells us the words are related, but he or she doesn't know how.
		The slash, variously known as the oblique stroke, bar or mark, the slant line or the virgule.
		Except for the term "and/or," the use of the slash is discouraged between words and abbreviations, as the intent of the solidus is ambiguous.
	www.stc-phoenix.com /resources/virgule.html (833 words)

	Rule 6
		When punctuation that is being explained in the text is identified by name and followed by the print mark, it is not necessary to include the braille punctuation symbol or its identifying dot numbers in the braille edition.
		When punctuation marks are printed in configurations that make it difficult to identify the equivalent braille symbols, as when a punctuation mark is enclosed in parentheses or several marks are shown separated by commas, give the names of the punctuation marks and omit the braille punctuation symbols.
		If all punctuation marks in a section of the text are printed in a special typeface or color this must be ignored in the braille edition.
	www.brl.org /formats/rule06.html (2232 words)

	Slash fiction and human mating psychology Journal of Sex Research - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"Slash fiction" or "slash" is a kind of romance fiction, usually but not always very sexually graphic, in which both of the lovers are male.
		The term "slash" arose from the convention of using the slash punctuation mark to unite the lovers' names or initials.
		Enter slash into any search engine and you will find hundreds of sites, most of which are devoted to only one or a few male pairings, though some archives contain thousands of stories featuring many pairings and TV shows.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2372/is_1_41/ai_n6032945 (965 words)

	University of Washington Libraries Catalog Menu
		In the advanced keyword index, generally omit punctuation marks and replace them with a space.
		The slash (/) and the hyphen (-) may be included or replaced with a space.
		For these, generally omit punctuation marks and replace them with a space.
	catalog.lib.washington.edu:2082 /screens/Punctuation.html (341 words)

	Slash (punctuation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The slash is often used, perhaps incorrectly, to separate the letters in a two-letter initialism such as R/C (short for radio control) or w/o (without).
		However, since other uses of the slash with individual characters are highly context-specific, confusion is not likely to arise.
		The Slash is also the symbol for a wand in NetHack.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slash_(punctuation) (1844 words)

	1. Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
		Punctuation: Use the period, space punctuation to separate the serial title from the chapter number and title.
		Capitalization and punctuation: The first letter of the form term is capitalized and is followed by a dash.
		Punctuation: Use the period, space punctuation to separate the descriptive category from the descriptive phrase.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/cpso/chapter1.html (11976 words)

	English Punctuation : Punctuation Rules : Punctuation Guide
		Punctuation is the use of symbols (punctuation marks) to add meaning or clarify written language.
		Punctuation marks don't correspond to sounds, but may indicate where to leave pauses when reading text aloud.
		The full stop or period, also called a full point, is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of sentences.
	www.english-the-international-language.com /lessons/punctuation.html (1009 words)

	Writing for University Courses - Punctuation - Advice - Slash
		A slash may be used where there is limited space, e.g.
		You can use a slash between her/him, hers/his, she/he (or s/he) to show that a person could be either female or male.
		However, for some academic subjects or for some types of written work it may not be acceptable to use a slash to mean or or and.
	universitywriting.shu.ac.uk /punct/advice/d_slash.htm (143 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for slash
		Slash, Legendary Guns N Roses Guitarist, to Invade Your Office Through VH1.com Internet Radio.
		From slash to the mainstream: female writers and gender blending men.
		Modeling survival for unthinned slash pine plantations in east Texas under the influence of non-planted tree basal area and incidence of fusiform rust.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=slash (814 words)

	Complex Tags in the Analysis
		Similarly, the slash is used where the case or gender of a noun is ambiguous and there is no contextual way to resolve the ambiguity.
		In both cases the tag that goes with the accenting or punctuation as supplied by the editors occurs first, followed by the exclamation mark and then the tag permitted by the change of accent or punctuation.
		The periphrastic is the last kind of construction that we do not mark with an overt slash but with which we urge the reader to infer a slash according to his understanding of the construction.
	www.silvermnt.com /AGNT/complex.htm (2160 words)

	Lexical Syntax
		A single-line comment consists of two slash characters in a row, followed by any number of characters up to and including the first newline character or the end of the source record.
		A delimited comment consists of a slash character immediately followed by a star character, any number of characters including balanced slash-star / star-slash pairs, and finally a star character immediately followed by a slash character.
		Note that some punctuation tokens (for example period and equal sign) are capable of blending into some other tokens.
	www.cs.indiana.edu /~jsobel/dylan-manual/drm-20.html (590 words)

	Punctuation by Vlorbik: The Slash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The MLA rightly observes that the slash ``is rarely necessary in formal prose'' and leaves it at that.
		Slashes are of course correctly used in such abbreviations as ``km/h'' or ``kilometers/hour'' for ``kilometers per hour''; the point here is that ``per'' means much the same thing as ``divided by'': we're dealing with fractions.
		It's probably safe to assume that the authorities who don't consider slashes to be punctuation at all would condemn the usage I was complaining about a moment ago if they mentioned it.
	members.aol.com /vlorbik/tenpage/slash.html (563 words)

	Dictionary.com
		Punctuation that normally falls before or after the ellipsis points can be retained for clarity; a space precedes and follows ellipses.
		A slash represents 'per' or 'to' in measures and ratios, as in: 2 ft./min., price/earnings ratio.
		A slash may be used to separate parts of an address or divide lines of poetry when written as continuous text.
	dictionary.reference.com /help/faq/language/g61.html (2830 words)

	Semicolon — FactMonster.com
		Separates the clauses of a compound sentence in which the clauses contain internal punctuation, even when the clauses are joined by conjunctions: Skis in hand, we trudged to the lodge, stowed our lunches, and donned our boots; and the rest of our party waited for us at the lifts.
		punctuation - punctuation punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are...
		Punctuation: The Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the Period - Punctuation The Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the Period Punctuation Punctuation Matters...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0771370.html (293 words)

	The CATproof Proofreading Symbols Chart
		This means that the proofreader has inserted the punctuation in bold and is suggesting that the punctuation that follows the slash, which was already there, may be incorrect.
		This means that the proofreader has inserted the word in bold and is suggesting that the word between the slashes is missing and may need to be added.
		All bold punctuation marks are punctuation marks that your proofreader believes should be inserted.
	www.pionet.net /~catproof/proofing/chart.htm (207 words)

	The Slash or Virgule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A slash or slant or solidus or virgule [
		Using the pass/fail option backfired on her; she could've gotten an A. The slash can be translated as or and should not be used where the word or could not be used in its place.
		When using slashes in a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a World Wide Web address (http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/), be especially sure not to include spaces and not to confuse the slash with its backward cousin, \, used as a path separator in Windows (for example, c:\program files\Adobe).
	grammar.ccc.commnet.edu /grammar/marks/slash.htm (213 words)

	Nameprep/IDNA/Stringprep
		punctuation mark homograph issue has received new attention recently since it was pointed out on the IDN mailing list that there is a slash homograph in Unicode that was not prohibited in Nameprep and could be used in a deep subdomain inside a
		Here, the slash (/) after good.com is actually a homograph of the real ASCII slash, and is being used to trick the user into thinking that they are accessing the good.com domain.
		We knew that punctuation could be hazardous, and we expected that it would be severely restricted by the registries.
	nameprep.org (2414 words)

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