The written English language has some unusual punctuation. None is, perhaps, as remarkable as the diagonal slash mark. This tiny mark is capable of explaining your reasoning in various ways. Depending on your mood, it can show sameness, opposites and a relaxed style of writing.
Instructions
1. Use the diagonal mark to show that two words with a slash between them are words that mean opposite things. As an example, you write "good/bad" to explain types of behavior at different ends of the spectrum. They could be adjectives for the subject of the sentence.
2. Take the stand to use the slash when you are writing in a relaxed form. It is not permissible to use this format in a professional narrative. However, using the diagonal to separate words gives the text a "fun" feel and tone.
3. Divide a string of words that have similar meanings. This would be such as using the words "sleeping/resting" when describing a person's evening activity. Think of other words you will come across that mean the same thing. These include using the phrase, "beautiful/charming/fascinating," to define qualities you admire in a female.
4. Separate lines of poetry with diagonals as in, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--/ I took the one less traveled." This action separates lines of poetry quoted in run-on fashion.
5. Employ the diagonal slant punctuation (called the virgule) in "neither/nor." The meaning of the diagonal in this instance is "or."
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