w1ld wrote:
] ] "French is such a rich language that it now has, by state
] ] decree, two words for "@" -- the "at" sign that has
] ] become a worldwide symbol for the Internet -- but only
] ] one official way to pronounce it.
] ]
] ] A special commission struggling to defend French against
] ] the spread of English in cyberspace has decided that the
] ] popular e-mail sign can be named either "arobase" or
] ] "arrobe.""
]
] Oh for crying out loud! The bloody French!

you'd think we'd get more respect out of someone who would be speaking GERMAN if it weren't for us.

RE: cyber.confusion@french.language