https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backspace#^H https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backspace#^H > This sequence is still used humorously for epanorthosis by computer lit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backspace#^H https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backspace#^H > This sequence is still used humorously for epanorthosis by computer literates, denoting the deletion of a pretended blunder, much like a strikethrough; in this case, however, the ^H symbol is faked by typing a regular '^' followed by typing a regular 'H'. And https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epanorthosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epanorthosis > An epanorthosis is a figure of speech that signifies emphatic word replacement. "Thousands, no, millions!" is a stock example. Epanorthosis as immediate and emphatic self-correction often follows a Freudian slip (either accidental or deliberate).