Names for the @ sign in your language
The following is an update of a survey on names for the @ sign in different languages – except English!
We already know that one – unless you use a name for @ other than "at"!

Results of the original 1996 LINGUIST list survey can be found here:
https://linguistlist.org/issues/7/7-968/#1

Your email address is required so we can verify the results if necessary. It will be kept private and not shared with anybody else.
We also request information about your age group, your native or strongest language, and your country and city of birth or most formative country, to make sure the data is as accurate and representative as possible.
Your name and data on additional @ names and languages are optional.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can email the survey author directly at:

Karen Chung
karchung@ntu.edu.tw

Summarized results of the survey will be published over the LINGUIST list in due time.
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Email *
Your full name (optional):
What is your native or strongest language? *
If your language is not in the list above, please provide it here.
What is your country of birth or most formative country (resided in long-term before age 15): *
If your country name was not listed above, please type it in below.
In what city did you grow up? *
What is your age group? *
What do you call @ (the "at" sign, as used in email addresses) in your native or strongest language? Please give the name in the original script of your language. If your language does not use the Latin alphabet, please also give a transliteration and/or phonetic spelling of the term. Also give the English meaning of the term. Example 1: the most common name for @ in French is "arobase". It's sometimes also written: "arobas", "arrobas", or "arrobase", which is an old unit of measurement for weight unit equal to 11.5kg in Spain. Example 2: @ is called "atto māku" アットマーク in Japanese, from the English 'at mark'. Example 3: In Russian, @ is usually called собачка (sobachka) 'little dog', or just собака (sobaka) 'dog'. *
Do you know of other names for the @ sign in your native or strongest language? If so, please list them, mentioning at what time or under what circumstances they are or were used (optional; more than one answer OK).
Has the most common name for the @ sign changed over time in your language? Please say what it was originally called,  and what it changed to. Also note the approximate year when it changed, if you know it. If there has been no change, then simply answer "No change." Example: In Luxembourgish it used to be called Afeschwanz ('monkey tail'), but it is now called "at", as in English. *
About how often would you estimate that the English word "at" is used to name the @ sign in your language in everyday usage? 0 = never; 1 = seldom; 2 = now and then; 3 = about half the time; 4 = quite often, but another term is more common; 5 = always or almost always. *
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If you know firsthand the name of the @ sign in other languages, please provide the name(s) of the @ sign and language name(s) below (optional):
Additional information, comments or questions (optional):
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