Like "whack" and "back-whack"? I remember someone telling me of "dub-dub-dub" for "www", which I like.

>Around our office we use the term 'whack' for both / and \. It is understood by context which character to use. That term is useless when dealing with non-technical users during support calls. Many don't know which character to type for slash, back slash, or forward slash!
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>>Yes, I did. But I have no problem with "back-slash" (only 2 syllables). I thought "slosh" was a bit daft as it sounds too like "slash", esp. with various accents, etc. The reason why sides of a ship are "starboard" and "port" is because "port" was originally "larboard" but, of course, with the crash of waves and howl of wind, the two terms could easily be mistaken, with disatrous consequences.
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>>>Did you see that it was referred to as 'Slosh' in the link Bruce posted - that's definitely a new one on me...
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>>>>That article - quite an eye-opener. But it refers to "/" as a "slant" or "virgule". Great, I thought, another 2 expressions for it to further back my case for NOT calling it "forward-slash". Then I realised that "virgule" is French for "comma".
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>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>Horses mouth:
>>>>>http://www.trailing-edge.com/~bobbemer/BACSLASH.HTM
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