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    What is the official name for the @ symbol which is used in email addresses?

    Question #60009. Asked by my_baby_love. (Oct 16 05 1:49 PM)


    JoshCaleb12

    It is called an "at" symbol

    http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/50/5022.html

    The @ sign has different names in different languages: In England it is called at-sign or commercial at, in Germany klammeraffe (hanging monkey), in France arobas or petit escargot (small snail), in Spain arroba (an entity for weight) and in Italy chiocciolina (small snail).

    Oct 16 05, 2:28 PM
    gmackematix

    If you think "commercial at" is an ugly name for a symbol, then ampersand was once a shortened form of "and per se and" translating as "and by itself and".

    Oct 16 05, 5:50 PM
    peasypod

    There is a difference between an ampersand and an asperand, which is what it is.

    http://www.answers.com/topic/commercial-at

    Oct 16 05, 5:51 PM
    Flem-ish

    In Dutch we call it "apenstaartje" (monkey-tail).

    Oct 17 05, 2:37 PM
    McGruff

    I also found it called the strudel.

    @
    2. The strudel, asperand, at sign, or at symbol.

    http://dict.linix.ca/dictionary/index.php/@



    Oct 17 05, 11:35 PM
    Epaphroditus

    In Taiwan, it is called - xiao lao shu 'little mouse'

    Jun 29 07, 11:51 AM
    mynah5459song

    In English it is most commonly referred to as the "at" symbol or "commercial at."

    The site below seems to have the most definitive information I have ever seen on this subject.

    http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/whereat.htm

    I once read that it was called the "axon" sign, but when I went back to that site today, that term was no longer there. Instead, a link to the above site was provided.



    Mar 09 09, 9:34 AM


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