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Probably a hypercorrection, because it sounds more "computery".

Jon Purdy
– Jon Purdy

2011-01-09 03:35:04 +00:00
Commented Jan 9, 2011 at 3:35
People who learned MS-DOS ages ago became accustomed to saying "backslash" because they were typing them. I think it comes from vague memories of a "backslash" being a computer thing as a result.

Matthew Frederick
– Matthew Frederick

2011-01-10 10:31:15 +00:00
Commented Jan 10, 2011 at 10:31

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