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on July 25, 2011
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The History of the "@" Symbol (Part 1)
English should come up with a word for this symbol. 'ampersat' is a funny derivation but seems reasonable given the other non-existent options. I once went on the radio show 'A Way With Words' and proposed 'atra': short and sounds good.
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