Re: Sorry for question, but how is the english word for @

[Socspace]

Nathaniel:

The symbol @ belongs to the cateqory of special characters in English.  
Although it is often rendered as "commercial at" in a technical context, in
the vernacular (and on the net)  it is most often rendered as simply"at."

I can't help but advise that, since English is clearly your second
language, you would do very well to utterly ignore the, er, uh,
erudite message from Dr. Kendall dated 12/10/2001     It could do damage
to your vocabulary.

The kindest thing that can be said about said message, is that it must have
been very hastily written. ('Twas most certainly very carelessly written)

For example, Dr. Kendall's second line reads:

<<on the net is is used as a separator between the id of an individual and
his/her location>>

Apart from the fact that the first word should have been capitalized (a very
minor matter), the sentence 'would have been much better written:

"On the net it is used as a separator between the screen name and the
domain name in an e-mail address."

I realize that you might well need definitions for the technical terms
"screen name"  and "domain name."  They can be found in the Webopedia:
Online Computer Dictionary for Internet Terms and Technical Support. at  
@ http://www.webopedia.com/  -- a truely excellent online reference work.

By the way, I can't help chuckling a bit at Dr. Kendall's use of "id" as an
abbreviation for "identification"  If you will check with  Merriam-Webster
OnLine  @ http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm you will find that correct
abbreviation (acronym or initialism) is "ID."

Meanwhile, "id"  is a psychoanalytical term that has something to do with
the psyche.   I could go on, but 'nuff said  [enough said] for present
purposes.

Respectfully:

Harley Upchurch