>>>>Separately, I don't share your dismay at references to the keyboard key as "forward slash." There are in fact two slash keys on a keyboard, one that leans forward and one that leans backward. What's the problem with making it crystal clear which one is meant? Up to a point, there is no reason not to be as clear as possible.
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>>>In a slash, which side is the front, and which side is the rear?
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>>The position of the top relative to the bottom determines whether it is a forward slash or a back slash.
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>So since we read from left to right up to down \ is more "forward" then /. ::)
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Not to be pedantic or anything <g> but that isn't what I said. Or maybe I said it poorly. If the top of the slash is to the right of the bottom, it's a forward slash. If the top is to the left of the bottom, it's a backward slash. Better?