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Thread: Origin of the @ symbol
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2012-05-04 09:40Origin of the @ symbol
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2012-05-04 12:12Bottom line.. No one really knows so what is "your" best guess?
I think maybe Al Gore contrived it in a previous life so he could invent the internet.
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2012-05-04 14:15I just wish we could all agree what to call it, especially verbally.
Around the world in different circles it has about 100 potential names: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/@
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2012-05-05 05:09To be honest with you guys the @ sign has never really disturbed me that much to lose any sleep over it.
What really upsets me is that no one has found a way to use it in a crossword puzzle.“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
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2012-05-05 05:14For a more authoritative article on the @ symbol, see WorldWideWords!
Last edited by BATcher; 2012-05-05 at 05:17.
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2012-05-05 05:49Interesting articles guys, thanks
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2012-05-21 15:42Wikipedia has an article on the subject as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/@
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2012-05-21 16:07It seems everyone has a different explanation of how it originated..
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
