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How to pronounce backspace
“backspace” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to backspace in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“backspace” in real sentences
54 clips in the index · 3 American · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Backspace, and away they go.
Tom Scott
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We filled that space with backspace.
National Archives
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this the whole time: Backspace, Enter, symbols.
Lex Fridman
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and want to fix it i can of course just backspace
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Why real speech
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