What does ampersat mean?
Ampersat means (rare) The at sign (@)..
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/ˈæm.pə.sæt/ · noun
(rare) The at sign (@)..
Two weeks ago, Tim Nott asked what the @, the hub of the e-mail address, should be called. […] In the UK, Tim Gowens offered the highly logical "ampersat" and the art historian Frances Marks suggested "Van Gogh's ear".
[…]there are users out there on the Internet right now who think that they possess an e-mail address containing neither an at-sign (@ often known as an "ampersat") nor a domain name.
From his Twitter feed I have learned that Darnielle is interested in politics, feminist activism, professional boxing (he sometimes live-tweets exciting bouts), vegan cooking, and his infant son. He engages eagerly with fans—his homepage is a flurry of ampersats from his back-and-forths with followers.
Use ampersat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ampersat means (rare) The at sign (@)..
Common synonyms include atmark, at symbol, commercial at, asperand.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Two weeks ago, Tim Nott asked what the @, the hub of the e-mail address, should be called. […] In the UK, Tim Gowens offered the highly logical "ampersat" and the art historian Frances Marks suggested "Van Gogh's ear".
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