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Contact Quintus Management You have just clicked our Contact Us icon for which we have chosen the universally used '@' or 'at' symbol. We've done this simply because it seems to have largely replaced the envelope or the telephone as a visual prompt meaning 'to contact' or 'to send.' The origin of the '@' is a little obscure. While it has been widely used as a commercial invoicing abbreviation (as in 1 dozen @ £2 = £24) for many centuries, it is believed to be of Anglo Norman origin. The word 'at' was written as 'a' with an accent over the letter. However scribes involved in keeping accounts often 'squiggled' the the tail of the 'a' over the top, thus the quill did not have to leave the page. With the advent of the Internet and the development of communication protocols it was adopted as the symbol for 'email'. Thus its meaning has evolved. Language really is a living thing! |
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