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Posted 15/03/2011 - 17:02
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@ is an arroba at least to Spanish speakers.
Posted 15/03/2011 - 17:05
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No Algi, it has always been called at, or commercial at. It is hardly worth abbreviating a two letter word. It appeared on typewriters in the 19th century as soon as they were introduced.
It was used in the first e-mail in 1972, as it would not occur in a person's name or the name of an institution, and because it meant at.
It was used in the first e-mail in 1972, as it would not occur in a person's name or the name of an institution, and because it meant at.
Posted 15/03/2011 - 17:12
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thoughton wrote:
Whoops, I was thinking of phpBB3.1
Interesting history of the at sign (asperand?) here: http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/whereat.htm
And of course wikipedia has a lengthy entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sign
Interesting and they both haven't picked up that it's been used in Lotus 123 since 1983 to the present day. It could have also been used in VisiCalc in 1979. I bet Lotus had a name for it?
Whoops, I was thinking of phpBB3.1
Interesting history of the at sign (asperand?) here: http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/whereat.htm
And of course wikipedia has a lengthy entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sign
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Posted 15/03/2011 - 17:19
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Wkikepedia is actually wrong, and the ampersand is defined in dictionaries as the symbol & (and)- it is a corruption of the Latin and English combined "and per se and".
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chambers's 20th Century Dictionary.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chambers's 20th Century Dictionary.
Best regards, John
Posted 15/03/2011 - 18:16
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There doesn't seem to be a Three Letter Acronym for @ Maybe it's a "Reduced Three Letter Acronym"
Lotus just seem to call their stuff @FUNCTIONS
Lotus just seem to call their stuff @FUNCTIONS
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Posted 15/03/2011 - 19:48
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John I think every time I type 'asperand', you read 'ampersand'.
Tim
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Posted 15/03/2011 - 20:17
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Well at least the yogh is working: ( ȝ ).
You never know when that could come in handy!
You never know when that could come in handy!
Posted 15/03/2011 - 21:31
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greynolds999 wrote:
Well at least the yogh is working: ( ȝ ).
You never know when that could come in handy!
At least it explains why Menzies and Dalziel are pronounced as they are. Maybe they should reintroduce the yogh now less people use a tailed z.
Well at least the yogh is working: ( ȝ ).
You never know when that could come in handy!
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