Origin Of The Ampersand

The "&" was first seen in Pompeian graffiti in first century A.D. and rose in popularity until ampersand was added to the dictionary in 1837.

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[liftsurfer]

Did you know that the “&” replaced the “A” in the word “racist” in a lot of “racist” videos on TikTok?

[xoMissTaylorDivine]

Thank you. Recently I've been using "&" quite frequently instead of spelling "and". IMO it's a small time saver.

[vladislavkaras]

Thanks for the short and informative video!

[Guy]

Is this a motherfucking tally hall reference🤯🤯🤯

[detailsmove]

This is pretty cool cause I use "&" all the time to save me characters on twitter lol

[mahnas]

So, when was it removed from the alphabet? 🤔

[theliam]

⁊ is still occasionally used in Ireland so ⁊ didn’t exactly fall out of use

[nathanbaribeau]

Yes, the american style of english is just german pig latin, & Don't get me started on ebonics!!