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**dasneycomrov** · 08-22-2007, 08:52 PM

so what would his name be? or, how would you say it? "at sign"

**GohJHM9k** · 08-22-2007, 09:11 PM

Ad (sp?) being a quite common name in Thailand.

**SAUNDERSAN** · 08-22-2007, 10:32 PM

actually

While the "@" symbol is familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word "at" to sound it out -- which with a drawn out "T" sounds something like "ai ta", or "love him", to Mandarin speakers.

**feqlmwtuqx** · 08-22-2007, 11:53 PM

@@gmail.com ??????

**SkHukV3N** · 08-23-2007, 12:52 AM

umm i heard about chinese parents trying to name their kid "@" four or five years ago...
must be common with the chinese?

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