Re: [LM_NET] @ symbol

[Toni Koontz <akoontz@CDEDUCATION.ORG>]

I just did a quick search and found that it is called different things 
indifferent countries - really quite interesting in a way. This site tells 
some of them: 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1773,00.html.

And according to AskOxford:
      "What is the origin of the '@' sign, and does it have a proper name?

This sign originated as a scribe's quick way of writing the Latin word ad, 
especially in lists of prices of commodities. It is usually known as 'the at 
sign' or 'the at symbol', which is good enough for most people. It is 
sometimes called 'commercial a', and occasionally by the French name arrobe 
or arroba. It has acquired various nicknames in other languages, but none 
has so far caught on in English."


Toni Koontz
Librarian
St. Charles Preparatory School
Columbus, Ohio
akoontz@cdeducation.org
Carpe Diem 

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