Amazing
Some potentially mind-blowing facts about the ampersand (&)
Co-founder of Reductress, @yourpappalardo, dropped some "&" knowledge, which spawned additional factoids including that "ampersand" is actually a contraction.
Co-founder of Reductress, @yourpappalardo, dropped some "&" knowledge, which spawned additional factoids including that "ampersand" is actually a contraction.
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I was today years old when I learned that an ampersand (&) is a ligature for the word 'et'pic.twitter.com/3xaXMyhlwP
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This is fascinating! I don’t know what “et” means though!
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Latin for “and.”
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I was today years old when I encountered this and also the word "ligature."
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How about that the word "ampersand" is a contraction of "and per se and"
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Yeah but do you know where "ampersand" comes from? "&" used to be the last letter of the alphabet, so you'd recite "X, Y, Z, & and, per se, and," meaning "& by itself = and."
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Had to verify this because this sounds a little made up. I’m learning all sorts of stuff today.
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These are the secret things you learn in Typography class. See also Interrobang and Octothorpe.
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Here's one of the most creative uses of the ampersand I have ever seen.pic.twitter.com/SngsiiGD5i
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This, along with the percentages-can-be-flipped retweet from
@therealfitz has made Twitter my personal education tool of the week!https://twitter.com/yourpappalardo/status/1223363879704711171 …
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How did I get this far in life not knowing this???https://twitter.com/peterpur/status/1222454505834450946 …
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