# Where it's "@"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-its/7068>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 2, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-its/7068 "2000-02-02T21:20:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-its/7068/41 "2000-02-12T02:51:00Z")

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Oh, yeah, one more thing…

As a blonde Polock, will not be totally stunned, amazed, heartbroken, etc., if I’m wrong about the Red Pencil thing.

And does anyone know the correct spelling of “Polock”, anyhow? 🙂

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**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2000, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-its/7068/42 "2000-02-12T06:50:00Z")

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Hmmmm… $1.50. Hmmmm… Blonde, you say?

> [@](#):
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> That’d be up the butt, Bob.

🙂

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Peter\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Doubt)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-its/7068/43 "2003-06-22T19:54:49Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by DrFidelius \*  
> \*\*The symbol originally appeared in Sanskrit as the capital 2. As the use of capital numbers declined, other meanings were assigned… \*\*

😃 Well. Now that I can breath well enough to type, thanks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-its/7068/44 "2003-06-22T22:24:19Z")

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Well I had NEVER heard of @ meaning at. I started a job in 1992 at a place called “Days Inn @ Lover’s Key”. I thought @ = each.

But is is mute now. @ means at now.

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**Author:** ![raisinbread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-its/7068/45 "2003-06-22T23:02:34Z")

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So the shorthand for imperial walkers is “@@”?

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