Interesting backstory of harmless "&"(hotword.dictionary.com)
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Interesting backstory of harmless "&"
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This is one of those stories that sounds suspiciously like urban legend bullshit, but upon further investigation, is actually true. Huh.
Most surprisingly, Italian borrowed the word "ampersand" as-is from English. German uses the more sensible "Et-Zeichen" ("et sign/character"), though.
Most surprisingly, Italian borrowed the word "ampersand" as-is from English. German uses the more sensible "Et-Zeichen" ("et sign/character"), though.
[1] http://www.shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/06/the-ampersand-part-...