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The Medieval Origins of the @ Symbol. Hyphens in Dual-Heritage Terms. Pitch.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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The at Symbol in Typewriters

In 2000, an Italian history professor reported that he found an at symbol in a document written by a Florentine merchant in 1536. A Spanish journalist Jorge Romense found an even earlier example in a Castilian document from the 1400s. We're now more familiar with the commercial at because of technology.

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