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TitanPa 
"Here four more"
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 Posted - 03/21/2006 : 13:58:02
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This is about the sign '/' in a review. When using it won't the whole thing be considered one word? Or is it 2 words??
"Joe turns it On/Off."
"Goldilocks eats it Hot/Cold."
"Twoface is really Happy/Sad."
"Hair needs a Cut/Trim."
There is a show in the states called Nip/Tuck. It looks like a one word title. What do you think? I been told its 2 words. But has this been a problem beofore? Or is this just being made a call? |
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RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 14:01:51
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| I don't think there's any grammitical support for the slash as a conjoiner. In the examples sited, all could and probably should be rewritten with a comma & space. To my mind, two words. Other opinions? |
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 14:04:29
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I'd go with Rock/Golf on this one. |
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lemmycaution 
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 14:13:20
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| Benj (correctly) will have the last word on this but to my mind there is a difference between just randomly inserting a "/" between two words and expressions such as "AC/DC" which seem to operate as a single word. |
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benj clews 
"...."
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 14:14:43
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They're all two words, but since the forward slash is read as an 'or' you're effectively getting a three-for-the-price-of-two deal 
With regards to names (e.g. Nip/Tuck), it's up for debate. Brand names frequently flaunt correct grammar for their own purposes, so in those cases the best resource for deciding if it's two words or one is the official website itself. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 14:21:09
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Actually, I always thought that / stands for "and/or" and not just "or". So, if you use it in a review, you're getting four for the price of two!
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 15:02:53
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| If '/' always = 'and/or' then it = 'andand/oror' = 'andandand/ororor' and so on ad infinitum! |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 15:47:56
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Originally posted by Salopian
If '/' always = 'and/or' then it = 'andand/oror' = 'andandand/ororor' and so on ad infinitum!
Does this only apply to /er movies?  |
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RockGolf
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 16:29:36
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| So, the actual title of that Travolta/Cage sillyfest was "Face and/or Off"? And that Mickey Rourke stayed with Kim Basinger for "Nine one and/or two weeks"? |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 19:21:56
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I hear ya Rockgolf
Victor/Victoria <----ok so I understand this one
Crazy/Beautiful
XX/XY
The Batman/Superman Movie
But all the rest?????
BTW. what did we decide on Nip/Tuck ? I have a Fantastic Four review waiting on it. lol. Although I cut it down a but. Aounds much better how I originally had it.
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 19:38:23
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 1 f
And that Mickey Rourke stayed with Kim Basinger for "Nine one and/or two weeks"?
No, that was just a math symbol (like Benny + Joon)
Limited time - all swimsuits half off! |
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 03/22/2006 : 06:15:51
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| About 1/2 of you are correct |
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 03/22/2006 : 06:49:09
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Originally posted by Sludge
About 1/2 of you are correct
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/22/2006 : 06:55:25
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| UNCLE! |
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silly
"That rabbit's DYNAMITE."
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Posted - 03/22/2006 : 15:16:57
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| I like to be different\obnoxious... |
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Sludge
"Charlie Don't Serf!"
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Posted - 03/27/2006 : 17:12:13
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How bout a game to come up with the most disjointed pair of words cobbled together with a "/"? The next person has to use the item to the right of the /.
Tylenol/goat
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Edited by - Sludge on 03/27/2006 17:13:35 |
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The '/'
