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Little GirlIs it okay to use the word "slash" like this?My interest slash experience has helped me a lot.

No.

Little GirlUnlike AC or me, he had a steady girlfriend and, as a DJ slash producer, a vocation with certain cachet. If his career trajectory opened doors in the

It is casual talk.

How come it is wrong in one and right in the other?

Little GirlHow come it is wrong in one and right in the other?

It is a matter of register and context. The user was talking about DJs and rap music, but your sentence is a part of a resume or job application.

Thanks. What if I say "establish a casual slash caring relationship with customers"?

Little GirlWhat if I say "establish a casual slash caring relationship with customers"?

It is sloppy.

The reference I made up there was from a novel, and I don't think the employed dialect is completely informal - maybe semi informal. On a grammatical note, do you think the phrase should be hyphenated (i.e., casual-slash-caring)? It's not in the novel. Also, the writer says "a vocation with certain cachet", Do you think it should be "with A certain cachet"? I looked up the word "cachet" on thefree

Little Girl On a grammatical note, do you think the phrase should be hyphenated (i.e., casual-slash-caring)?

That would certainly make it clearer.

Little Girl Also, the writer says "a vocation with certain cachet", Do you think it should be "with A certain cachet"?

The article is often used with a modified uncountable, but i

I understand. Thank you.