How to Handle a Twitter Handle

If I told you that my Twitter handle is “@jrick,” most people would pronounce this as “at J-R-I-C-K.”

I think that’s wrong. I think the “@” is a given, so I’d just say, “J-R-I-C-K.”

Apparently, I’m alone. Even the Wall Street Journal, in its latest “Style and Substance” column, pronounces the “@” symbol.

Specifically, whereas I would write, “Follow me on Twitter at @jrick,” they’d write, “Follow me on Twitter @jrick.”