Thanks for sharing this interesting history of the ampersand! It's always fascinating to learn about the origins of common symbols and phrases. I had heard that

Thanks for sharing this interesting history of the ampersand! It's always fascinating to learn about the origins of common symbols and phrases. I had heard that the ampersand was derived from the Latin word for "and", but I didn't know about its former status as a letter of the alphabet or the story behind its name.