Re: And/Or

[Al Brown <aheb -at- VOICENET -dot- COM>]

Frankly, "and/or" makes my teeth hurt. If you look closely, it usually turns
out that one or the other is what you really mean. In the example, would it
really be possible--or useful--to enter the same thing in both fields?

German has a very handy word, "beziehungsweise," abbreviated "bzw." which
means roughly "or, as the case may be." I wish we had an equivalent in
English, but and/or ain't it.

--Al Brown
Editor, Okidata
aheb -at- voicenet -dot- com

-----Original Message-----
From: JGREY <JGREY -at- MADE2MANAGE -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Friday, September 25, 1998 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: And/Or


>If the readers can make sense of it, it's proper.
>
>jim grey \ Documentation Manager
>Made2Manage Systems, Inc. \ jgrey -at- made2manage -dot- com
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Feeman [mailto:Kevin_Feeman -at- HILL-ROM -dot- COM]
>Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 9:37 AM
>Subject: And/Or
>
>
>Hey all, I'm back!  For those who care, I have successfully migrated
>from
>Arizona to North Carolina.  Now, I am back on the list with a question.
>I
>have searched the archives and have not found an answer to my question.
>Is
>it proper to use "And/Or" in documentation?  For example: Enter data in
>the
>Starts With and/or Category fields.  Input would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.
>
>C-Ya!
>
>Kevin
>
>If there is interest, I can post a summary.
>
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