slash

[Randy Alexander]

For those who missed it on Language Log, Brett Reynold's of the blog
_English, Jack_, has identified a new coordinator, "slash", as in
"There is also a study slash guest bedroom".

You can see Geoff Pullum's LL post here:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2584

Maybe some of the antedating aficionados can track down earlier instances.

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