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et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left" ><div class="et_pb_title_container"><h1 class="entry-title">Slashes: Uses and Restrictions</h1><p class="et_pb_title_meta_container"> by <span class="author vcard"><a href="https://apvschicago.com/author/karen-yin" title="Posts by Karen Yin" rel="author">Karen Yin</a></span> | <span class="comments-number"><a href="https://apvschicago.com/2011/06/slashes-uses-and-restrictions.html#respond">13 comments</a></span></p></div><div class="et_pb_title_featured_container"><span class="et_pb_image_wrap"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="700" height="400" src="https://apvschicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/apvschicago-slashes.png" alt="Slashes: Uses and Restrictions" title="AP vs. Chicago Style Guide" srcset="https://apvschicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/apvschicago-slashes.png 700w, https://apvschicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/apvschicago-slashes-300x171.png 300w, https://apvschicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/apvschicago-slashes-610x349.png 610w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" class="wp-image-1022" /></span></div></div><div class="et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"><div class="et_pb_text_inner">Misunderstood. Abused. Ignored.</p><p>No, not me. Well, maybe that, too, but I’m referring to the beleaguered slash, which you may know as a diagonal, virgule, solidus, slant, stroke, oblique stroke, separatrix, shilling mark, or forward slash (that low-self-esteem retronym which seeks to distinguish the slash [/] from the <a href="http://www.xkcd.com/727/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backslash</a> [\]).</p><p>With this many names and almost as many roles—like providing alternatives, adding, abbreviating, separating, joining—the slash is like the understudy who also prints the flyers and strikes the set with the stagehands. Even so, <em>The Associated Press Stylebook</em> chose to exclude the slash from the “Punctuation” section, acknowledging it with a thirty-word chin nod in the main section instead. (It could be worse: The en dash was completely forsaken.)</p><blockquote><p>[In AP style,] slashes are acceptable only in certain phrases and “special situations,” such as with fractions.</p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display: block; text-align: center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4608055058600882" data-ad-slot="3196235179"></ins><br /> <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script><br /> It may surprise you to learn that the most common usage of the slash, as a signifier of alternatives/options/choices, has been barred in AP style; slashes are acceptable only in certain phrases and “special situations,” such as with fractions. A heavy user of slashes and other intoxicating punctuation such as semicolons, I do admit to relying upon them to organize the contents of my brain when I’m in a hurry. And why not? They’re free, and I can use the time I’m saving for more important tasks, like chewing properly.</p><h2>Slashes: Differences Between AP and Chicago Style</h2><p><strong>AP</strong>: We never said that slashes are tacky or that using them is lazy, but we’re cool with those inferences. Here are the acceptable uses.</p><ul><li>With fractions</li><li>Between lines of quoted poetry</li><li>In Internet addresses (URLs) and pathnames</li><li>In descriptive phrases such as <em>24/7</em> or <em>9/11</em></li><li>In the signoff (credit) in photo captions</li></ul><p>AP doesn’t explain this, but in the stylebook, the slash is also used in abbreviations such as <em>TCP/IP</em> and <em>NAA/IPTC.</em></p><p>In the 14th edition (1993) of <em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em>, the slash was listed under “solidus” and was summed up in one paragraph. Cute, right? It didn’t make the <a href="http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/facsimile/CMSfacsimile_all.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first edition</a>, in 1906, but that was a two-hundred-page baby compared to today’s thousand-page sumo wrestler.</p><p><strong>Chicago</strong>: We love our versatile little friend. Here are some of its uses.</p><ul><li>With fractions</li><li>Between lines of quoted poetry</li><li>In Internet addresses (URLs) and pathnames</li><li>To signify <em>or</em> or <em>and/or</em></li><li>With two-year spans, e.g., <em>1991/92</em> (instead of an en dash)</li><li>With dates (informal), e.g., <em>6/1/11</em></li><li>In abbreviations, e.g., <em>$7/hour</em> (instead of <em>per</em>) and <em>c/o</em> (instead of a period)</li></ul><p>So that’s the nitty-gritty of slashes and style.<br /> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display: block; text-align: center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4608055058600882" data-ad-slot="3196235179"></ins><br /> <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script></p><blockquote><p>When in doubt, ditch the spaces and you’ll be right most of the time.</p></blockquote><p>Now, let’s talk about how to render a slash in certain contexts to improve readability, which is, after all, the heart of copyediting. (Or the lungs. Some vital organ.) Non-editors tend to either compulsively add spaces around all slashes or close them all up. When in doubt, ditch the spaces and you’ll be right most of the time; however, Chicago has an option for handling open compounds (two or more words separated by a space, e.g., <em>copy editor</em>) that offers more flexibility and clarity—totally worth memorizing. More on that coming up.</p><h2>General Rule for Using Spaces With Slashes</h2><p>In most cases, <em>there are no spaces on either side of the slash</em>. This is especially true for unique (read: inflexible) constructions such as directory paths and filenames, where our use of the slash is driven by requirement, not style.</p><p><strong>Brief rant</strong>: There’s a rogue slash style making the rounds, usually on résumés, for some reason: no space before the slash but one after. I’m not impressed by this. It’s a red flag that points to poor decision-making more than anything else; even if executed consistently, it isn’t a style which showcases a copy editor’s skills. Rather, it may expose them as a street editor (as in <em>any schmoe off the street</em>). Not that I don’t appreciate this heads-up.</p><h2>Exception: Quoted Poetry</h2><p><strong>AP</strong>: To show line breaks when quoting poetry in running text, use a slash between the lines, with a space before and after the slashes.</p><p><strong>Chicago</strong>: Ditto. And when quoting more than one stanza in running text, insert two slashes [//] between the stanzas.</p><p>Although Chicago discusses this explicitly, AP actually doesn’t say anything about putting spaces around slashes for quoting poetry—only that slashes can be used to denote “the ends of a line in quoted poetry.” Good enough for me!<br /> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display: block; text-align: center;" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4608055058600882" data-ad-slot="3196235179"></ins><br /> <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});</script></p><h2>Exception: Open Compounds</h2><p><strong>Chicago</strong>: If one or both of the terms separated by the slash consist of two or more words, a space before and after the slash may aid comprehension.</p><p>This option really appeals to me, because it helps to visually group an open compound, making it clear that words beyond the ones immediately surrounding the slash are part of the thoughts being weighed.</p><p>The 15th edition had prescribed a thin space before and after; in the 16th edition, we’ve graduated to a full space, certainly a more realistic option for writers, editors, and typesetters. (Spacing slashes was not even addressed in the 14th edition.) I applaud this move towards simplicity and am looking forward to a thinner edition in CMOS’ next incarnation. Well, I can dream, at least.</p><blockquote><p>I applaud this move towards simplicity and am looking forward to a thinner edition in CMOS’ next incarnation.</p></blockquote><h2>Sources</h2><ul><li><strong>AP, 2011</strong>: “slash” and “Internet”; “Photo Captions” section</li><li><strong>CMOS, 16th edition</strong>: slashes, 6.103-110; periods with abbreviations, 10.4; running in more than one stanza of poetry, 13.32</li></ul></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_post_nav_0 et_pb_posts_nav nav-single"> <span class="nav-previous" > <a href="https://apvschicago.com/2011/05/numbers-spell-out-or-use-numerals.html" rel="prev"> <span class="meta-nav">← </span><span class="nav-label">Numbers: Spell Out or Use Numerals? 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href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">laura</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on April 24, 2014 at 7:09 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>In a novel I am copyediting, the characters sometimes quote poetry. To me, the slash looks odd in dialogue … I'm inclined to delete it an let the punctuation and capitalization indicate the space breaks.<br />What do you think?</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment even thread-even depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-46"><article id="comment-46" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='K. Y.' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='K. Y.' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/07527377315321496366" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">K. Y.</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on April 24, 2014 at 7:41 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>Hi, Laura. I'm in favor of retaining the slash when lines of poetry are run in, because it's immediately understood to be poetry. Some poetry can be spectacularly weird, with random capitalization and lines breaking willy-nilly, so I'm not sure that dispensing with slashes will make the original line breaks clear. It really depends on actual usage in the novel. I can see how, if a character quotes a single sentence from a poem, and it happens to break across two lines, use of quote marks (within quote marks) are enough, no slash. If entire stanzas are being quoted, then setting off the poem in a block quote will be better. Also, if the poetry being quoted was authored by someone else, check copyright rules governing fair use. I hope that helps!</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-29"><article id="comment-29" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Kevin O'Conner' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Kevin O'Conner' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/05080084064016872067" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Kevin O'Conner</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on September 25, 2015 at 5:22 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>I hate the unchecked use of spaces before and after slashes. To me, that's more of a graphic design consideration, in which adding a thin space before and after prevents the surrounding type from clumsily touching the slash, thus improving clarity. The practice of adding spaces outside of that context simply makes the person doing it look like they don't know how to properly use that particular mark.</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment even thread-even depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-19"><article id="comment-19" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Pamela Myers-Lewis' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Pamela Myers-Lewis' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/13656882646319808345" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Pamela Myers-Lewis</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on February 28, 2016 at 8:48 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>Ditto!</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-18"><article id="comment-18" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Unknown' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Unknown' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/10771238404295908928" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Unknown</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on March 24, 2016 at 6:00 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>Thank you for the informative/entertaining explanation. I'm with Kevin and have concerns over the text getting crowded with the slash from a readability perspective, and although I am technically a writer, I apply a graphics mentality to slashes as a result. My biggest pet peeve is the lack of space before the slash and a space following the slash. I find it infuriating! I'll have to copy this blog and send it to my boss, who is a regular offender. Cheers!</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment even thread-even depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-12"><article id="comment-12" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Jacob Missall' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Jacob Missall' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/01605064340348496769" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Jacob Missall</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on November 2, 2016 at 7:43 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>The open compound exception messes with me all the time. I run into it often, and it always seems tough to be able to distinguish which words I'm trying to make options.</p><p>"We can go to the mall and get a hamburger / hot dog."</p><p>Obviously i'm not going to get a 'hamburger dog', but I've had other uses where it might make sense to pair the first phrase with the second word in the second phrase. In a situation like this, would it be appropriate to pull from math class, and write:</p><p>"We can go to the mall and get a (hamburger / hot dog)." ?</p><p>(Let's ignore the 'hotdog' spelling for now.)</p><p>Thanks for the info!</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-11"><article id="comment-11" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Cynthia Scher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Cynthia Scher' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/13898172078942665447" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Cynthia Scher</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on November 2, 2016 at 7:43 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>Double ditto!</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment even thread-even depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-9"><article id="comment-9" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Rupert' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Rupert' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/14306303649804870734" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Rupert</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on November 8, 2016 at 12:33 am </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>Maybe the ambiguity of the open compound is more clear in: "We can go to the mall and get a hot dog / popsicle."</p><p>Syntax would certainly be less ambiguous if we constructed English using the conventions of logic. Certain human languages allow less ambiguity, but they lack some richness and flexibility as a result. More to the point, your sentences won't be read if you use parentheses to set off logical units, so you need to do this through actual English grammar. If you're using "hot dog / popsicle" simply as shorthand for "hot dog, or popsicle, or both" then write that instead.</p><p>Your parenthesis approach made me think of this (amended) Prefab Sprout lyric:</p><p> I'm the king of rock 'n' roll completely<br /> Up from suede shoes to my baby blues<br /> (Hot dog / jumping frog / Albuquerque)</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-8"><article id="comment-8" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Unknown' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Unknown' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/00358386474961592486" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Unknown</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on November 21, 2016 at 7:26 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>How do you break the line to accommodate slashes and open compounds? <br />1. <br />eat meat / fruits and vegetables / <br />dairy</p><p>2.<br />eat meat / fruits and vegetables <br />/ dairy</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment even thread-even depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-7"><article id="comment-7" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Karen Yin' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Karen Yin' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/07527377315321496366" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Karen Yin</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on November 21, 2016 at 7:30 pm </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>For a list, better to use commas and re-order items for clarity: eat meat, dairy, and fruits and vegetables. If you loooove slashes and the context can bear the informality of multiple slashes, try: eat meat/fruits/vegetables/dairy.</p> <span class="reply-container"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-login" href="https://apvschicago.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fapvschicago.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fslashes-uses-and-restrictions.html">Log in to Reply</a></span></div></div></article></li><li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 et-pb-non-builder-comment" id="li-comment-6"><article id="comment-6" class="comment-body clearfix"><div class="comment_avatar"> <noscript><img alt='Private Private' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></noscript><img alt='Private Private' src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2080%2080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=80&d=blank&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/41dc3e007986c35dc46763689fa93174?s=160&d=blank&r=g 2x' class='lazyload avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' decoding='async'/></div><div class="comment_postinfo"> <span class="fn"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/00358386474961592486" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Private Private</a></span> <span class="comment_date"> on November 28, 2016 at 1:37 am </span></div><div class="comment_area"><div class="comment-content clearfix"><p>Thanks for the suggestion. The nouns I used were stand-ins for company names that can't be reorganized. 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