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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Stroke...

A man is writting an e-mail which starts like this:
"Dear sir, stroke, madam..."
Is stroke really the British equivalent of "slash"?
  

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It's familiar to me, but I didn't know it was specifically British. ) I would use the word in this sense only when reading aloud. In writing I'd just use the symbol (unless I was actually discussing the nomenclature, of course).

— Mr Wordy

  • It's familiar to me, but I didn't know it was specifically British.
  • ) I would use the word in this sense only when reading aloud.
  • In writing I'd just use the symbol (unless I was actually discussing the nomenclature, of course).
  • Certainly, in the context you give, writing out the word in full looks facetious to me.
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It's familiar to me, but I didn't know it was specifically British. ("Slash" is also familiar.)

I would use the word in this sense only when reading aloud. In writing I'd just use the symbol (unless I was actually discussing the nomenclature, of course). Certainly, in the context you give, writing out the word in full looks facetious to me.
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Dear Sir / Madam.

I wouldn't use it, myself; I'd say 'Dear Sir Or Madam'.

I don't know who says 'stroke' instead of 'slash' in this case.
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