On Friday, 1 July 2016 at 18:27:02 -0400, Jacob Ritorto wrote:
Marc Rochkind scripsit:
> Since the forward slash was used for command-line options, paths used a
> backwards slash.
Does anyone besides me bristle at the term "forward slash?"
Does anybody not? I've even written a Rant about it:
http://www.lemis.com/grog/Rant/bad-language.php#forward-slash
As I say there, I thought it might be an Australianism. Dave
Horsefall clearly has other views. Either way, it makes me twitch
every time I hear it.
Greg
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