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In this case I think what you want is if...else. The slash tends to be used to suggest alternatives: yes/no answer. But you are talking about a case where both are present. The hyphen is used t...
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2019-12-08T08:04:03Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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2019-12-08T08:04:03Z (about 5 years ago)
In this case I think what you want is if...else. The slash tends to be used to suggest alternatives: yes/no answer. But you are talking about a case where both are present. The hyphen is used to make a phrase into a word you can talk about. Instances have an is-a relationship to their class. But if and else are not consecutive words in these constructions. Ellipses are used to indicate elided text. There is other text between if and else, so if...else.
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2018-01-31T14:57:07Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 6