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Subject:Re: the @ sign (again!) From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 15 Aug 1995 09:57:14 -0600
On Mon, 14 Aug 1995, Dave L. Meek's User Account wrote:
> In conversation, I call it the "at" symbol because most people
> understand what I'm referring to.
Actually, "at" is what my dictionary calls it. It becomes "at cost" when
used with reference to money but this is a derivative from the more
general "at" as far as I can tell.
