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What's this called @

plainsie
plainsie Posts: 591 Forumite
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What is the name of this @ in Spanish it's aruba but don't know the English name. Thanks
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  • Phantom_Flan_Flinger
    Phantom_Flan_Flinger Posts: 2,794 Forumite
    As far as I know it's just an 'at' sign.

    & is known as ampersand.
    Dave. :wave:
  • Bowling_4_Gold
    Bowling_4_Gold Posts: 1,771 Forumite
    'At' Symbol?!
    The quickest way to become a millionaire is start off as a billionaire and go into the airline business.
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  • Quiet_Life
    Quiet_Life Posts: 2,498 Forumite
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    Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »
    As far as I know it's just an 'at' sign.

    & is known as ampersand.


    As far as I know [I may be wrong] this & is ampersand
    In giving
    you are throwing a bridge
    across the chasm of your solitude.
    The Wisdom of the Sands. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    Hi,

    have a look here.
  • plainsie
    plainsie Posts: 591 Forumite
    edited 8 August 2024 at 12:41PM
    [Deleted User] wrote:
    Hi,

    have a look here.
    Thanks for the link frugalmacdugal and thanks to others.
  • witchypoo
    witchypoo Posts: 461 Forumite
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    It's just pronounced 'at' when reading aloud an email address, but another name for it is 'asperand' - not to be confused with ampersand (&).
    IAAR/IAAMM/MFTMFAQ/IOA6BH
  • Esqui
    Esqui Posts: 3,414 Forumite
    Fried egg..
    Squirrel!
    If I tell you who I work for, I'm not allowed to help you. If I don't say, then I can help you with questions and fixing products. Regardless, there's still no secret EU law.
    Now 20% cooler
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    I know it as at when refering to email addresses, i cant say ive had to use it when refering to anything else
  • R0bert_Sterling
    R0bert_Sterling Posts: 311 Forumite
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    i cant say ive had to use it when refering to anything else

    When calling someone a b@stard but the swear filter gets in the way!:j:j
    Beware of imitations e.g. Robert Sterling
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,847 Forumite
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    @ used to be known as the "commercial at" symbol because of its use on invoices and elsewhere:

    24 loaves @ £1.03 per loaf = £24.72
    33 sticky buns @ 43p each = £14.19

    [and maybe in "I don't like your @titude!"]
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