The Accidental History of the @ Symbol
The symbol , @, that most younger people know only from email... ...e, because why abbreviate such a short word? The symbol later took on a historic role in commerce. Mercha... ...uo; (That the total is $12, not $1, speaks to the symbol ’s pivotal importance.) Still, th...
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