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How do you call that in English?

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How do you call that sign in English @

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updated Mar 22, 2011
edited by Gekkosan
posted by aganerd
How do you say or what do you call - Eddy, Mar 22, 2011

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"at"

updated Mar 23, 2011
posted by Gekkosan
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The @ symbol is known by various different names in English, including "at sign","at the rate", "at symbol", "at mark", "commercial at" and "asperand".

asperand

updated Mar 23, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
Neat. Have you ever used the word "asperand"? :-) - Gekkosan, Mar 22, 2011
Never ever ever :D - rabbitwho, Mar 22, 2011
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It is called an asperand but that term is rarely used. When we read someone's email address outloud we replace @ with at.

updated Mar 23, 2011
posted by Hungerford