What is the "&" (the and symbol) called?
Correct answer: Ampersand

krie07
it is simple and faster in texting and writing

arohanui
a lovely word, I use it in writing

syahirah 🐙
i use it more often compare the word “and”

lindasig
Wow! Thanks for that explanation & be well = )

IamPhemomenal
I use it very often

Astralbee
craig, It wasn't a letter, but it was in typesets. It was the letters Et, which is 'and' in Latin. Printers referred to it as "and, per se and".

MADDY
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MADDY
ampersand is mostly used to write any matter quickly and to complete something urgently

craig
I learned the & was the 27th letter of the alphabet. it was X Y & Z. it's was dropped from the alphabet at some point idk why?

DutchDonna
I thought an Ampersand was @ at least that’s what they call it in Holland

Yahoo
& so do I.