And Or

[Andrew Warren]

Ben wrote:

> I apologize if this has been discussed already, but using the phrase
> "and/or" to mean the inclusion of all or any combination of items,
> including only one item in a given list just doesn't seem right to
> me-though I see it everywhere. Is that phrase commonly accepted in
tech
> writing? What do you purists say?

Ben:

What's the context?  Can you give an example of the questionable usage?

If it's what I imagine, perhaps "one or more of" or "any combination of"
would be better.

-Andrew

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