Re[3]: @ sign

Subject: Re[3]: @ sign
From: Kelly Burhenne <burhennk -at- SMTPGW -dot- LIEBERT -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 07:20:40 EST

Actually, the ampersand is &, not @ :) :)


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Subject: Re[2]: @ sign
Author: evermad -at- TTC -dot- COM at INTERNET
Date: 5/9/95 10:44 AM


It's called the ampersand.


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Subject: Re: @ sign
Author: HEP2 -at- AOL -dot- COM at INTERNET
Date: 5/9/95 10:07 AM


>What do you call the circle a (@) that is commonly
>called the AT sign? I know there is a more precise
>name for it somewhere. Does anyone know it?


>Karen Davis
>karene -at- asimov -dot- sc -dot- ti -dot- com

This came up on another forum and with vast amounts of research looking
through the OED, style guides, reference manuals, etc., everyone came up with
the fact that it is called the AT sign.

--Yvette


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