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@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ read -r name
 
 ### Rationale:
 
-By default, `read` will interpret backslashes before spaces and line feeds, and otherwise strip them. This is rarely expected or desired.
+By default, `read` will interpret backslashes before spaces and line feeds (i.e. you can use backslashes in your string as an escape character). This is rarely expected or desired.
 
-Normally you just want to read data, which is what `read -r` does. You should always use `-r` unless you have a good reason not to.
+Normally you just want to read data _including backslashes_ which are part of the input string and have no special escape meaning, which is what `read -r` does. You should always use `-r` unless you have a good reason not to:
+
+> -r
+>
+> If this option is given, backslash does not act as an escape character.
 
 Note that [`read -r`](https://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/internal.html#READR) will still strip leading and trailing spaces. `IFS="" read -r` prevents this.