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Northwind Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Meanig of / in B/S

I think / is used to mean 'division' or 'or,' as follows.

division: 3/5(fraction), 60 miles/hour
or: He/she has to appear.

B/S is used to mean 'balance sheet.'
See entry 'balance sheet' at Page 47 of

http://books.google.com/books?id=t8wXE8ybptUC&pg=PA47&dq=balance+sheet+%22b/s%22&hl=en&ei=Z1XyS4fFFpCTkAWn0YW_DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=balance%20sheet%20%22b%2Fs%22&f=false

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I think / in B/S doesn't mean 'division' or 'or.'
What does it mean?
  

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It means nothing; it is just a shorthand developed by accountants. Other abbreviations using the slash mark: w/o (without), c/o (in care of), and/or.

— Mister Micawber

  • It means nothing; it is just a shorthand developed by accountants.
  • Other abbreviations using the slash mark: w/o (without), c/o (in care of), and/or.
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It means nothing; it is just a shorthand developed by accountants. Other abbreviations using the slash mark: w/o (without), c/o (in care of), and/or.
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The usage is context sensitive.

I could also be an alternative to spelling out the common English explicative for Bovine Excrement. e.g. B/S
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