1. We use slashes to separate parts of a website address (URL) on the Internet.
Examples:
- https://7esl.com/
- https://www.google.com/
2. We use the slash to form abbreviations.
Examples:
- w/o (without)
- w/ (with)
- b/4 (before)
- b/c (because)
- j/k (just kidding)
- s/t (something)
- n/a (not applicable, not available)
3. We use slashes in dates to separate day, month and year.
Examples:
- He was born on 26/07/1995. (British English)
- She arrived in Tokyo on 03/20/2001. (American English)
4. We use slashes to indicate fractions.
Examples:
- ½ (a half/ one half)
- ¾ (three quarters)
- 1½ (one and a half)
5. We use the slash to indicate the word “OR”
Examples:
- When his/her client comes, call him on this number.
- The director is allowed to designate his/ her successor.
- He/ she can help you as an objective legal adviser.
6. We use the slash to express the word “PER”.
Examples:
- He clocked up 180 km/h on the straight in that car.
- An average electric bill might go up $4/month.
- The price of oil had fallen to $18/barrel.
7. We use the slash to separate lines from a poem or song.
Example:
- Mary had a little lamb/ little lamb, little lamb/ Mary had a little lamb/ whose fleece was white as snow.
8. We use the slash to show contradictory notions.
Example:
- The optimism/pessimism ideologies are very popular today.