RE: Use of "and/or"

Subject: RE: Use of "and/or"
From: "Jim Shaeffer" <jims -at- spsi -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:30:49 -0500


Not my thoughts, but a quote from _The Elements of Style_

"And/or. A device borrowed from legal writing. It destroys the flow and
goodness of a sentence. Useful only to those who need to write
diagrammatically or enjoy writing in riddles."

Jim Shaeffer


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> Your thoughts?
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