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Amusingly "ampersand" is derived from the time when it was the 27th letter of the alphabet just known as "and", one would recite the alphabet as "..., x, y, z,
by jjgreen 5y ago
Amusingly "ampersand" is derived from the time when it was the 27th letter of the alphabet just known as "and", one would recite the alphabet as "..., x, y, z, and, per se, and", contracted to ampersand.
- Tagbert 5y agoThat’s because “&” is a ligature (2 joined characters) of “e” and “t” and represented the Latin work “et” which means “and”.