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February 24, 2010 09:24:45
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English speakers usually refer to it as the "at sign", but other languages are much more creative. Many languages use the shape of the symbol as their inspiration: Czechs and Slovakians use zavináč (rollmop), Italians say chiocciola (snail), in Dutch it is an apenstaartje (monkey tail), and it's a shtrudel in Hebrew.
Animal references are also popular. Polish speakers call it a malpa (monkey), the Greeks say παπάκ (duckling), and the Taiwanese refer to it as a hsiao lao shu (little mouse). All are certainly more entertaining the official English typographic name which is "commercial at".
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