You say “Monkey Tail”, I say “At Sign”


We see it every day: the humble at sign.

You know what it looks like : @

We use it to designate our email address all the time. But while we English speaking folks call it the “At Sign”, it’s called a whole bunch of different things in different languages. For a complete list, visit http://herodios.com/atsign.html

I do believe my favorite is the pig’s tail. That way, my email address could be laura pig’s tail maniactive dot com. Lovely!

Let’s look at the at sign in a whole new way: the Rorschach ink blot test. Look at the at sign, and let your imagination soar!

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