Double slant

0 Do you mean double slash and single slash? Used in website addresses? 02br
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00Double is// single is / (although you wouldn't bother saying the single part, you just say 'slash'. 0-

0In addition (I once learned to my chagrin): 02br
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00"This is a slash: /. Because the top of it leans forward, it is sometimes called a 'forward slash'. 02br
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00This is a backslash: \. Notice the way it leans back, distinguishing it from the regular slash. 02br
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00Slashes are often used to indicate directories and subdirec

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0 Mr M I am one of those twerps who has to think hard about which is a backslash and which is a forward slash, as the correct way round is totally counter-intuitive for me... 02br
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00I think it is because if I physically write one, I start at the top of the slash and draw a line downwards.. therefore the forward slash actually moves my hand backwards on the page, and the

0Me too, Nona, and for precisely the same reason. So I just try to remember that the 'unmarked' form is the 'normal' one for URLs. 02br
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00By the way, Internet Explorer-- at least the one in my machine-- is one of those browsers that won't read a backslash as a slash. I built my websites via Mozilla Firebird, which does read both of them-- so I ended up with sites that

0 Nona, Mr. Micawber, 02br
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00I never have this problem. To me it's obvious what a slash and a backslash are! 02br
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00Neener, neener, neener!!! 02br
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