I came upon this page after an Indian collegue of mine called the '@' sign something along the lines of 'aderate'. I did not understand why, and after some sear

I came upon this page after an Indian collegue of mine called the '@' sign something along the lines of 'aderate'. I did not understand why, and after some searching an article popped up written by someone who had the exact same thing happen to him[1]. [1] https://invisibleblocks.com/2005/9/28/what-indians-call-the-symbol/ https://invisibleblocks.com/2005/9/28/what-indians-call-the-...