Re Karen Blakeman's message:
>
> So, does the "at" symbol (@) used in e-mail addresses and on invoices
> have a more esoteric name?
I have heard it referred to as "commercial at"; and also as "sums". The
latter very obviously from its original provenance in the world of
business.
Keith Taylor
Law & Europa Library
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL
Scotland
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