I still don't know which one is which

Somebody google it for me plz

11/16/2010 4:41:05 PM

DOS UNIX

11/16/2010 4:41:36 PM

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"The slash goes back to the days of ancient Rome. In the early modern period, in the Fraktur script, which was widespread through Europe in the Middle Ages, one slash (/) represented a comma, while two slashes (//) represented a dash. The two slashes eventually evolved into a sign similar to the equals sign (=), then being further simplified to a single dash or hyphen (–)."

Quote :

"The backslash (\) is a typographical mark (glyph) used chiefly in computing. It was first introduced to computers in 1960 by Bob Bemer. Sometimes called a reverse solidus or a slosh, it is the mirror image of the common slash. Other common terms for the character include hack, escape (from C/UNIX), reverse slash, backslant, and backwhack. Also, it is sometimes referred as bash, reverse slant, reversed virgule, or backslat."

Quote :

"The solidus ( / ) is a punctuation mark used to indicate fractions including fractional currency. It may also be called a shilling mark, an in-line fraction bar, or a fraction slash. Its Unicode encoding is U+2044. The solidus is similar to another punctuation mark, the slash, which is found on standard keyboards; the slash is closer to being vertical than the solidus. These are two distinct symbols that traditionally have entirely different uses. However, many people no longer distinguish between them, and when there is no alternative it is acceptable to use the slash in place of the solidus. Both the ISO and Unicode designate the solidus as FRACTION SLASH U+2044[1] and the slash as SOLIDUS U+002F. This contradicts long-established English typesetting terminology."

11/16/2010 4:43:52 PM

Think of it as a little person standing on the line of text, facing the right. (because we read from left to right)

\ is leaning back
/ is leaning forward

11/16/2010 5:01:30 PM

hmmm...i guess

what do you have to offer in the category of rhyming mnemonics?

11/16/2010 5:07:36 PM

\m/

11/16/2010 5:26:44 PM

next you're gonna tell us you don't know an em-dash from an en-dash...

11/16/2010 5:28:07 PM

one has a negative slope, backslash
one has a positive slope, forwardslash

11/16/2010 5:29:17 PM

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"what do you have to offer in the category of rhyming mnemonics?"

Ummmm...
I can't think of a good one.


But there's:


forward... The character '4' (four) has a "four-ward" slash in it...



The backslash is just under the 'Backspace' key.....

11/16/2010 5:39:00 PM

all i know is he's called the Stig

11/16/2010 5:41:42 PM

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"next you're gonna tell us you don't know an em-dash from an en-dash..."

i was going to say almost this exact same thing. gg, sir.

11/16/2010 5:42:06 PM

I always thought they were the same thing. I mean, I know they look different, but I thought you could use either and get the same result

11/16/2010 5:42:44 PM

I think I got in an argument about this not too long ago. People always say "backslash" when giving web addresses and I was complaining. Someone told me I was wrong.

11/16/2010 6:36:31 PM

Programmers love this shit.

11/16/2010 6:41:06 PM

@ qfred. Dude. You run a highly used message board.

11/16/2010 6:48:42 PM

The backslash is written with a forward hand motion. The forward slash is written with a backwards hand motion. Simple, right?

11/16/2010 7:04:34 PM

on a qwerty keyboard, the backslash is on the same row as the B

11/16/2010 7:06:13 PM

^^ I start my slashes from the bottom.

11/16/2010 7:08:24 PM

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"on a qwerty keyboard, the backslash is on the same row as the B"

wut?

Quote :

"The backslash is just under the 'Backspace' key...."

11/16/2010 7:39:22 PM

oops, i was way off ... nevermind

11/16/2010 7:48:00 PM

\ forwardslash because it's pointing forward and down

/ backslash because it's pointing backwards and down

11/16/2010 9:24:55 PM

i think this was a joke and therefore i will not offer my advice

11/16/2010 9:25:39 PM

that's incorrect

11/16/2010 9:25:42 PM

It's simple, and it's already been mentioned. We read left to right. Forwardslash leans forward in the direction we're reading, backslash leans backward in the direction we're reading.

11/16/2010 11:39:17 PM

/\ what he said

11/16/2010 11:42:16 PM

\/\/\/\/\/\/

12/5/2010 11:54:27 AM

hi-five for helping me understand

o/

12/5/2010 7:50:29 PM