Did you know the Ampersand got its name due to lazy pronunciation. When it was the 27th letter of the alphabet (true story) school children when reciting the alphabet would finish with "...X, Y, Z, and per se And." ie "..and by itself, And." So because people are lazy, that in due course slurred into Ampersand. Eventually, the battle between the warring factions of those who wanted the Ampersand eliminated from the alphabet, and those who didn't was won by the former, which makes total sense bec
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Did you know the Ampersand got its name due to lazy pronunciation. When it was the 27th letter of the alphabet (true story) school children when reciting the alphabet would finish with "...X, Y, Z, and per se And." ie "..and by itself, And." So because people are lazy, that in due course slurred into Ampersand. Eventually, the battle between the warring factions of those who wanted the Ampersand eliminated from the alphabet, and those who didn't was won by the former, which makes total sense bec
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