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| The '''at symbol''' (or '''@''') on your keyboard is made by pressing the '''Shift key''' and the '''number 2''' at the same time.
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| ==Real Life Usage==
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| These are examples of where the at sign is used in real life.
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| *'''[[Twitter]]''', the usernames are always followed by @.
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| *'''[[IRC]]''', in some IRC networks, your nick name is followed by @.
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| *'''Email addresses''', the @ symbol is commonly used in email address formatting.
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| *'''[[Emoticons]]''', sometimes the @ symbol is used in emoticons, such as '''@_@'''. [[Hackers]] think they're cool for using these.
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| *'''Insults''', sometimes used when calling somebody a [[Grand Theft Auto|tw@]] (''twat''), which is a slang for a [[vagina]].
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| *'''Replying''', this is frequently used when replying to someone, either on a forum, or some other [[4chan|messageboard site]] that doesn't have a quoting system. For example, somebody might say ''@shitposter...'' and then write their message.
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| *'''Laziness''', some people might use this because they're simply too [[lazy]] to type the full two-letter word.
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Revision as of 07:55, 1 November 2018
