Public service announcement: Any time you are tempted to say "backslash," say "slash" instead. The only exceptions are (1) Windows file system paths, (2) even more obscure uses that only programmers have to think about.
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@john_malone It doesn't seem like "never say backslash" should be a hard rule to remember. But I just heard an ad on a mainstream podcast that used backslash in a URL.
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@binarybits Was backslash mentioned a bunch in early internet tutorial videos and advertisements?
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@binarybits I totally agree. But this might be a losing battle like “literally” and “decimate”.
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