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This article takes its content from the book "Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks" by Keith Houston. The book
by milliams 4y ago
This article takes its content from the book "Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks" by Keith Houston. The book originated on his website as a series of articles, the "&" ones are:
- The Ampersand, part 1 of 2 (https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/06/the-ampersand-part-1-of-2/ https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/06/the-ampersand-part-1-o...)
- The Ampersand, part 2 of 2 (https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/06/the-ampersand-part-2-of-2/ https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/06/the-ampersand-part-2-o...)
- The Ampersand, part 2½ of 2 (https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/07/the-ampersand-part-2%c2%bd-of-2/ https://shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/07/the-ampersand-part-2%c...)
I'd highly recommend the website and the book, and also his new book "The Book" about the origin of the book.
- galangalalgol 4y agoI need a spoiler, were there ever common names including it?
- ampersandy 4y agoI would have used it! :)
- IncRnd 4y ago&, the artist formerly known as Ƭ̵̬̊, who was once known as Prince and had been born as Prince Rogers Nelson. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)#:~:text=In%201993%2C%20in%20rebellion%20against,disks%20with%20a%20custom%20font https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)#:~:text=In%2....
- spongeb00b 4y agoI second your recommendation for The Book book, it’s a beautifully produced hardback, extremely well written and researched.