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Post by ƒabio on Nov 10, 2005 8:05:30 GMT -5
A stupid question I now, it's just curiosity. Hey bunch, how do you call the symbol @ from the e-mails in your languages? In portuguese from Brazil (i say that because portuguese from Portugal is very different) we say 'ARROBA' and this word means +/- 33lbs of cotton or 66lbs of meat... There isn't any correlation. fabio'ARROBA'torifansonboard.com I said bunch... It was a stupid question..  |
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Post by mandy on Nov 10, 2005 8:18:44 GMT -5
we say 'AT' - mandy'AT'prismperfect.com  *edit*: That's English in the U.S., btw. |
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Post by Leonie on Nov 10, 2005 8:32:35 GMT -5
In Dutch we say: Apestaartje, which means as much as monkey's tail ... which now I think about is very strange but we also use AT (english) alot. |
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Post by redcloud on Nov 10, 2005 8:34:06 GMT -5
yeah "at" for English. it can be "arobase" or "arobace" in French. If I remember well, that's a symbol that used to designate a measure unit around the XVIII th century (or something like that). In French you can also see "arrobe" or "arobe" that comes from the Spanish "arroba" or Arab "ar-roub". It's called apestraat in Dutch (monkey tail). It spread in the US in the XIX th century for prices: "2 chairs @ $ 20". Typewriters included the sign. (yeah i did a little research to better answer  |
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Post by redcloud on Nov 10, 2005 8:35:37 GMT -5
In Dutch we say: Apestaartje, which means as much as monkey's tail ... which now I think about is very strange but we also use AT (english) alot. ok I misspelled the Dutch word lol |
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Post by matzy on Nov 10, 2005 10:38:31 GMT -5
in german we use the english word "at". never heard any german equivalent for it...
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Post by Koalapupu on Nov 10, 2005 13:17:43 GMT -5
The Finnish name for it is "miukumauku", which is kind of like a cat saying "meow meow" ;D I think it's because the @ has a tail!
Some have started using the English "at" instead, though. Sad! I like miukumauku.
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Post by redcloud on Nov 10, 2005 13:59:52 GMT -5
The Finnish name for it is "miukumauku", which is kind of like a cat saying "meow meow" ;D I think it's because the @ has a tail! Some have started using the English "at" instead, though. Sad! I like miukumauku. Cats say weird things in Finland!  |
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Post by talulad on Nov 10, 2005 15:52:01 GMT -5
Jenni, that's awesome! Yet it sounds a bit impractical... "Yes, my email is jenni meow meow hotmail.com" - hmmmmm...
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Post by ♥Mary♥ on Nov 10, 2005 16:27:02 GMT -5
This is not a stupid question at all, fabio!
Interesting to read the answers.
In my head, when I read an e-mail address I say "swirly-a", but aloud I say "at".
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Post by ƒabio on Nov 10, 2005 18:38:36 GMT -5
Redcloud, you ever comes with a journalist spirit, you're great and this answer is fabulous... So, I think the sign in portuguese cames from the spanish, then.  Jenni, i loved the 'miukumauku'...  You're right Mary... It was very funny.. Warm hugs from a brazilian ewf miukumauku rio de janeiro |
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Post by Natasha~ on Nov 10, 2005 20:30:50 GMT -5
That is so crazy! I had no idea anyone else called it something different. And trying to figure out the correlation between "at" and what fabio's explaination is mind boggling... xo |
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Post by ♥Mary♥ on Nov 10, 2005 21:08:36 GMT -5
Oooo, nattie, your avatar!~
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Post by Natasha~ on Nov 10, 2005 22:04:58 GMT -5
^ Thanks Mazzy. xo Edit: It was this, if anyone's wondering...  |
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Post by redcloud on Nov 11, 2005 3:41:48 GMT -5
Redcloud, you ever comes with a journalist spirit, you're great and this answer is fabulous... So, I think the sign in portuguese cames from the spanish, then. thanks, you're kind |
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