[UK-CONTEST] The at sign

[Jim Forsyth]

When I was a kid, 50 years ago, it used to mean at so I don't see how it is
being misused.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G3RIRrsgb" <g3rir at thersgb.net>
To: "G3SXW" <g3sxw at compuserve.com>; "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] The at sign


> To put the record straight -   the @ sign did not mean "at" in the
> commercial and financial world, it meant "at each". Clearly "@" is not
much
> of an abbreviation for "at" . It is only in recent years that the meaning
> has changed by those from the non-commercial world and it grates every
time
> I see it misused.
>
> Neil, G3RIR