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The 3,000-year-old story hidden in the @ sign (www.bbc.com)

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/15-names-of-the-at-symbol-in-different-languages

Trust the German’s to come up with longest words! The at-sign is Affenschwanz (monkey’s tail) in German.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

You'll find hardly anyone that understands that word. We typically refer to it by its English name.