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Subject:Re: the @ sign (again!) From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 14 Aug 1995 12:14:58 -0600
At the risk of opening up yet another can of worms (8-)):
On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Dave L. Meek's User Account wrote:
> This post reminds me of the recent "@" thread. A few days ago, I asked
> an accountant friend of mine about the @, and he said it was
> called the "at cost" sign.
So what do you call the @ sign when it precedes part of an address as in
John Doe
@ Jane Doe
0000 Sample Lane
Anywhere, World
I think we need to be careful to distinquish between the names for signs
and the function they perform. I've seen the @ sign used to mean variously
in care of
at cost
each
at
I'm still not sure what the specific name for the sign itself is.
