Today's word is "virgule" ... VUR-gyool ... a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur. (Dictionary.com)
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Who knew that little slash,
Separating one thing from the next,
That unassuming virgule,
Was so important to the text.
It's purpose is to give a choice,
Within these strange confines,
That surround it and confuse,
The finest sort of mind.
So too in life, there is a choice,
On each side of the divide,
Straddling the fence is not allowed,
When traveling clear-eyed.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2016
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