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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

HIV/AIDS

I read a paper about HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS were written together, why?
  

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HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, the disease. Unlike most diseases in English, HIV/AIDS has a different name for the cause of the disease and the constellation of symptoms that characterizes the disease, so the two are often written together for maximum clarity.

— CSnyder

  • HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, the disease.
  • Unlike most diseases in English, HIV/AIDS has a different name for the cause of the disease and the constellation of symptoms that characterizes the disease, so the two are often written together for maximum clarity.
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HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, the disease. Unlike most diseases in English, HIV/AIDS has a different name for the cause of the disease and the constellation of symptoms that characterizes the disease, so the two are often written together for maximum clarity.
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If HIV/AIDS is written for maximum clarity, does the "/" mean and or or?
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IMBpeterIf HIV/AIDS is written for maximum clarity, does the "/" mean and or or?
Interesting question. It's silent, but I'd say it means "***".

EDIT: Oh. My. ***. The word was c.u.m.
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