diff --git a/src/parser2.ts b/src/parser2.ts
index 3fc959c..47f9e9f 100644
--- a/src/parser2.ts
+++ b/src/parser2.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class Parser {
 
         case "backslash": {
           this.advance();
-          this.parseBackslashEscape(wip, "bare");
+          this.parseBackslashEscape(wip, pos, "bare");
           break;
         }
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class Parser {
 
         case "backslash": {
           this.advance();
-          this.parseBackslashEscape(wip, "quote");
+          this.parseBackslashEscape(wip, pos, "quote");
           break;
         }
 
@@ -298,8 +298,12 @@ class Parser {
     }
   }
 
-  parseBackslashEscape(wip: WipScript, wordType: "bare" | "quote") {
-    const [type, chars, pos] = this.next;
+  parseBackslashEscape(
+    wip: WipScript,
+    pos: number,
+    wordType: "bare" | "quote"
+  ) {
+    const [type, chars] = this.next;
     switch (type) {
       case "newline":
         if (wordType == "bare") {