Note that the actual title of the article is "A Natural History of the @ Sign".<p>Omitted the '@' (probably an escaping issue) drastically changes the title.
I came upon this page after an Indian collegue of mine called the '@' sign something along the lines of 'aderate'. I did not understand why, and after some searching an article popped up written by someone <i>who had the exact same thing happen to him</i>[1].<p>[1] <a href="https://invisibleblocks.com/2005/9/28/what-indians-call-the-symbol/" rel="nofollow">https://invisibleblocks.com/2005/9/28/what-indians-call-the-...</a>