Comments on Biz Stone: Name the @ Symbol

Although you had some great responses, how can you...

2005-10-23T19:20:00.000-07:00

Although you had some great responses, how can you beat Brian's - I will now think of the @ as the ampersat - perfect - brilliant =- simple. Einstein said something like "anyone can make something more complicated; it takes a genius to go in the other direction - something along those lines : ) - thanks Brian

I think if the & for "and" gets to be called "ampe...

2004-07-23T01:59:00.000-07:00

I think if the & for "and" gets to be called "ampersand", then the @ for "at" should be called "ampersat".

Like in Sweden we here in Denmark also call it a "...

2004-07-19T17:46:00.000-07:00

Like in Sweden we here in Denmark also call it a "Snabel-A". But if I talk to an American or have to explain it English i would say AT.

my suggestions: 1. "ah" (pronounced the same as t...

2004-07-18T17:03:00.000-07:00

my suggestions:

1. "ah" (pronounced the same as the Dzogchen Tibetan symbol)
2. a-hole (go figure)
3. alpha
4. and the ever popular "at"

rip, mix, and burn,
~coolmel

i always thought it was called an 'atmark'. :-/ -...

2004-07-17T10:03:00.000-07:00

i always thought it was called an 'atmark'.
:-/

-k

In Sweden we call them "Snabel-A". Snabel translat...

2004-07-17T09:37:00.000-07:00

In Sweden we call them "Snabel-A". Snabel translates to the trunk an elephant has...

What's wrong with "at" ?

2004-07-17T08:28:00.000-07:00

What's wrong with "at" ?

Graphics: http://www.well.com/introwell/index.html...

2004-07-17T04:23:00.000-07:00

Graphics: http://www.well.com/introwell/index.html (the well) use it in their artware to symbolize the uniqueness of the the web..

Ooh. I kinda like "the swirly." And that monkey ta...

2004-07-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

Ooh. I kinda like "the swirly." And that monkey tail business is good stuff.

It's... AT - It's a defacto-standard symbol for em...

2004-07-16T14:22:00.000-07:00

It's... AT - It's a defacto-standard symbol for email addresses seperator to define the end of the username and start the fully qualified domain name.

yourname AT youdomain DOT topleveldomain

Please don't make it something in dutch... the noobs already don't understand where they have to "MASH the mouse button on to make that funny lookin' A."

How about the swirly? Or a fun noise, like how ! ...

2004-07-16T12:01:00.000-07:00

How about the swirly?

Or a fun noise, like how ! is "bang." Perhaps "whoosh"?

In Germany we say "Klammeraffe". Word by word it m...

2004-07-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

In Germany we say "Klammeraffe". Word by word it means "Cling-Monkey" :-D
My dictionary says, there is a symbol for it: "at sign"!

You my genius firend are the man! You have got it ...

2004-07-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

You my genius firend are the man! You have got it going on! I hardly know you but you have me convinced you are a blogging prodigy! You keep up the good work!

in Dutch it's called apenstaartje (which means mon...

2004-07-16T07:27:00.000-07:00

in Dutch it's called apenstaartje (which means monkeytail)

I would call it "woof"; I am a dog person, you see...

2004-07-16T01:46:00.000-07:00

I would call it "woof"; I am a dog person, you see :)....

You could call it cAThy, although I a bit more dra...

2004-07-16T01:22:00.000-07:00

You could call it cAThy, although I a bit more drawn to George if I'm honest.

If a scientific like name is required then I would plump for "EctoWheeWhee" as that just sounds awesome.

How about something nice and self-referential, lik...

2004-07-16T00:44:00.000-07:00

How about something nice and self-referential, like th@?

Randy: The & symbol gets a cool name: ampersand. T...

2004-07-15T23:26:00.000-07:00

Randy: The & symbol gets a cool name: ampersand. The @ symbol doesn't have a name yet. Ampersand is a cool name. That's why I'm thinking it'd be neat if we came up with a name for the @ symbol.

The 'AT' theme: Long tail, bit in the middle looki...

2004-07-15T19:05:00.000-07:00

The 'AT' theme:
Long tail, bit in the middle looking faintly feline ... cAT
Coiled and serpentine ... ATtlesnake

Expressing a sense of discovery:
Aha!

And again on the animal vibe:
Snail (Substituting this when reading someone's email address out loud adds a certain comic disdain, I think).

Three possible names for the @ symbol: 1) Buster 2...

2004-07-15T19:02:00.000-07:00

Three possible names for the @ symbol:
1) Buster
2) Rogelio
3) Ned

Definition of "Ampersand", or "@" follows When cr...

2004-07-15T17:53:00.000-07:00

Definition of "Ampersand", or "@" follows

When creating a new typeface, a designer can inject the most artistic flair into the ampersand character. The term ampersand, as Geoffrey Glaister writes in his "Glossary of the Book," is a corruption of and (&) per se and, which literally means "(the character) & by itself (is the word) and." The symbol & is derived from the ligature of ET or et, which is the Latin word for "and."

Given it's most ubiquitous application, I think we...

2004-07-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

Given it's most ubiquitous application, I think we should call it "Spam". As in "my e-mail adress is bob underscore g spam google dot com"

In French, we named it "Arobase"

2004-07-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

In French, we named it "Arobase"

It is an A with a circle around it. How about the...

2004-07-15T11:34:00.000-07:00

It is an A with a circle around it. How about the "A Whole"?

Your sources are right :) In Portuguese, at least,...

2004-07-15T11:15:00.000-07:00

Your sources are right :) In Portuguese, at least, the @ symbol is called "arroba". It used to mean a weight measure but it has been misteriously updated to stand for the @ symbol.