An ampersand should never be used in general writing just to abbreviate the word and<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s interesting to note that the shape of the ampersand character varies from font to font. All computers have numerous fonts already installed and you can download hundreds from the Internet. Some of them are very stylish \u2014 if you\u2019d like to use an old or unusual style ampersand in your writing (it might make your writing more sophisticated) experiment with setting a regular ampersand in italics. In some fonts (e.g. Garamond) this produces an old-style ampersand. The one I\u2019ve shown at the left is from the Garamond Premier Pro font family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you look at it and use your imagination, you see the letters e<\/em> and t<\/em>. This is because the ampersand character is a stylized form of the Latin word er<\/em>, which means and<\/em>. The ampersand (&) is an often over-used abbreviation for the word \u201cand.\u201d It seems like I\u2019ve seen it used incorrectly a lot recently \u2014 maybe it gets more use because with all the texting, people tend to abbreviate everything. From … Continue reading
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