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Dear folks that write radio ad copy,

That thingy in Web addresses, the "/"? That is a virgule, AKA a slash. It is not, I repeat *not*, a back slash. If someone were to type the Web address with a backslash, they wouldn't get anywhere. To show you the difference, here's a back slash: \. Here, in fact, are multiple: \\\\\\. They should never appear in URLs. Never ever.

And why is it that you can say "www.blahblah.com-slash-purplemonkey" but then you say "backslash-dishwasher"? I mean, if you look at the URL, it's the same punctuation mark. Trust me.

In the name of punctuation clarity and proper punctuation identity,

--Me

Date: 2008-05-19 08:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Why, yes! I was! :-)

Date: 2008-05-19 10:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jenwrites.livejournal.com
I love Big Jim, but the boy needs to learn his slashes.

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