2007-08-22 01:50:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it's ampersand, dear.
2007-08-22 02:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. Know-it-all 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The proper name is ampersand.
Online Etymology Dictionary
ampersand
1837, contraction of and per se and, meaning "(the character) '&' by itself is 'and.' " The symbol is based on the L. word et "and," and comes from an old Roman system of shorthand signs (ligatures), attested in Pompeiian graffiti, but not (as sometimes stated) from the Tironian Notes, which was a different form of shorthand, probably invented by Cicero's companion Marcus Tullius Tiro, which used a different symbol, something like a reversed gamma, to indicate et. This Tironian symbol was maintained by some medieval scribes, including Anglo-Saxon chroniclers, who sprinkled their works with a symbol like a numeral 7 to indicate the word and.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
2007-08-22 10:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ampersand
2007-08-22 02:03:55 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ampersand
2007-08-22 01:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by yvanlockow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats called an ampersand
2007-08-22 02:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by writenimage 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an ampersand, but some people just call it "the 'and' sign". The name really is ampersand, though.
2007-08-22 02:10:08 · answer #6 · answered by nandemonai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ampersand and it comes to us from antiquity
2007-08-22 02:41:44 · answer #7 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an ampersand.
2007-08-22 01:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by dr_usual 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
That symbol (&), without the (), just &...means "and."
2007-08-22 01:57:27 · answer #9 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
You should email me and we could chat about this & other things.
2007-08-22 02:23:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋