Drafting Skills · glossary
A slash that leaves the reader to choose between “and” and “or”. Kestrow’s mark-up listed “a shortage of parts and/or labour”, so nobody could say whether one shortage was enough. Write “either or both”, or list the cases. Kestrow’s mark-up, clause 15.1 · Chapter 5
Explained in Chapter 5, Shall vs Will in Contracts: Drafting Obligations, of Drafting Skills.
And/or asks the reader to choose between “and” and “or”. The drafter knows which one was meant, but the words do not say. If you mean either or both, write “either or both”. If the cases differ, list them.Read Chapter 5, Shall vs Will in Contracts: Drafting Obligations →
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