There are lots of aliases for cmdlets for exactly this reason - interactive use. The verbose commands are useful when reading a script that isn't working at 3am in the morning when your boss is breathing down your neck to fix it "stat!".
RE - your aside '\' vs '/' - I think most of us still shake our head at that decision.
RE - your aside '\' vs '/' - I think most of us still shake our head at that decision.
Jeffrey Snover [MSFT]