Take the 2-minute tour ×  Does anyone know when we should use
and and when we should use and/or?  Is and/or even official
English?  And when using it in conversation, do we actually
pronounce "and" and "or" as such:  Hey, I would like some tuna
and or salmon.  share|improve this question Can you please
provide some examples? The first question is incomprehensible to
me :D –  Alenanno Jun 17 '11 at 16:44 @Alenanno: Formatting can
help. "When should we use and and/or and/or." –  MrHen Jun 17
'11 at 17:15 Related: Alternatives to “and/or”? –  RegDwigнt Jun
17 '11 at 18:21 add comment  4 Answers  up vote 4 down vote
accepted  There is no official English: English is what its
speakers make of it. That said, and/or is terrible English. It
should be avoided, and people who use it should be made fun of.
It exists because there are three ways to use the words and and
or:    1. Eat your peas and carrots.   2. Do you want steak,
salad, potatoes, or what?   3. You can either look at your cake,
or you can eat it.  In the