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This is great: there is actually a way to refer to "@" – at per se! (In German, it is often referred to as "Klammeraffe". My attempts at conversely referring t
by masswerk 4y ago
This is great: there is actually a way to refer to "@" – at per se!
(In German, it is often referred to as "Klammeraffe". My attempts at conversely referring to the ampersand as "Brezelzeichen" didn't show wide success. The at-ligature is also sometimes referred to as "Internet a" or "email a" – as in "em@il", i.e., "ematil" :-) )
- dcminter 4y agoI've definitely heard it referred to as "ampersat" though from OP sounds like it ought to be "atpersat." The other name I'm familiar with is "Commercial At."
- masswerk 4y ago"Commercial At" is a thing in German, too (translating the "at", Kaufmannsund.) However, it refers to only one of the common uses. The most prominent use has been in lists, like, "3 socks @ 2 denarii" (meaning, three socks at 2 denarii each), &c… BTW, speaking of lists, there's another, now lost ligature for "i"+"t", often used as an abbreviation for "item", which works just the same, an open circle denoting the "t".