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Ask for help > A DOUBT ABOUT AND & AND
A DOUBT ABOUT AND & AND
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evafer
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A DOUBT ABOUT AND & AND
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HI EVERYBODY, GOOD EVENING TO ALL!
I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU USES A SYMBOL DIFFERENT FROM & TO WRITE THE WORD " AND" . I USUALLY USE ONE WHICH IS SIMMILAR TO AN " E" WITH A VERTICAL LINE. I BELIEVE THAT I LEARNT IT IN THE US, BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I DO NOT REMEMBER NOW. MY COLLEGUES WERE ASKING ME ABOUT IT TODAY.
MANY THANKS IN ADVANCED.
EVA |
6 Mar 2013
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yanogator
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They are just two versions of the ampersand. Both of them are a stylized "et" (the Latin word for "and"). In the version you are asking about there is usually a little cross bar at the top of the vertical line, so you can clearly see that it is "et". In the & sign, it �s not so obvious, but you should be able to visualize how it developed. The left half of the symbol devinitely looks like an E (like a reversed 3), and the tail going up is a vestigial t.
Bruce |
6 Mar 2013
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ncech
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Yes, it �s just another version of the ampersand...it �s like a backwards 3 with a line through it. You can also use the slang version �n �... Rock �n � Roll
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6 Mar 2013
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evafer
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Thank you so much Bruce ( I was pretty sure you were going to help me with your answer, you are awesome!) Edrodmedina and ncech too . Tomorrow I will tell my collegues. Saludos from Spain! eva |
6 Mar 2013
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