Slashes Suck
What are you talking about?
Slashes tell me that you don't really know the word/image you want to use.
What's the problem?
There are two problems with slashes:
- They are informal and sound lazy because you are cutting a corner by using the slash instead of a coordinating conjunction.
- They are wishy-washy, indicating that you couldn't make up your mind, so you just crammed a couple of words together hoping one of them would be right.
What can I do instead?
Pick the better word.
If both words apply, use your old pal, the FANBOY. In the example above, you could use OR if you really need to give options, as in "you don't really know the word or image you want to use" or you could just pick the best one.
If both words apply, use your old pal, the FANBOY. In the example above, you could use OR if you really need to give options, as in "you don't really know the word or image you want to use" or you could just pick the best one.