What is the meaning of slash with two spaces in Advanced English?
(#19564) (Michael H., Jul 23, 2008, 13:20:05) Question: After all those years learning Advanced English, I am not sure why you sometimes use ‘ / ‘ and not ‘/’. Answer: Slash without spaces indicates word alternatives. Slash with spaces indicates phrase alternatives. For example: “power failure / blackout” means that two answers are acceptable “power failure” or “blackout”. Without spaces, “power failure/blackout” would mean that “power failure” and “power blackout” were acceptable, while “blackout” was not.
