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> - was [also] prevalent in German manuscripts throughout the 19th century. It's still common enough in Germany, but mostly used for company names if you combi
by carlmr 4y ago
> - was [also] prevalent in German manuscripts throughout the 19th century.
It's still common enough in Germany, but mostly used for company names if you combine two names. E.g. Müller & Schmidt. Which is why it's also called the "Kaufmanns Und", the "merchants' and".
- croisillon 4y agothough german companies love to write themselves Müller + Schmidt
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- azepoi 4y agoalso sometimes called "Et commercial" in french, so "commercial and". The official name is esperluette which has a nice and probably similar history as ampersand.