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ampersand
An ampersand is a logogram "&" representing the conjunction word "and", though to save confusion it is called a symbol. It originated as a ligature of the letters ''et'', Latin for "and".〔("The Ampersand & More" ) with Kory Stamper, part of the "Ask the Editor" video series at Merriam-Webster.com〕
==Etymology==
The word ''ampersand'' is a corruption of the phrase "and (&) ''per se'' and", meaning "and (the symbol &) intrinsically (is the word) ''and''".〔 cited in 〕
Traditionally, when reciting the alphabet in English-speaking schools, any letter that could also be used as a word in itself ("A", "I", and, at one point, "O") was repeated with the Latin expression ''per se'' ("by itself").〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The ampersand )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Ampersand & More )〕 This habit was useful in spelling where a word or syllable was repeated after spelling, e.g. "d, o, g—dog" would be clear but simply saying "a—a" would be confusing without the clarifying "per se" added. It was also common practice to add the "&" sign at the end of the alphabet as if it were the 27th letter, pronounced as the Latin ''et'' or later in English as ''and''. As a result, the recitation of the alphabet would end in "X, Y, Z, ''and per se and''". This last phrase was routinely slurred to "ampersand" and the term had entered common English usage by 1837.〔〔 〕 However, in contrast to the 26 letters, the ampersand does not represent a speech sound—although other characters that were dropped from the English alphabet did, such as the Old English thorn, wynn, and eth.
Through popular etymology, it has been falsely claimed that André-Marie Ampère used the symbol in his widely read publications and that people began calling the new shape "Ampère's and".〔For examples of this misunderstanding, see Jessie Bedford, Elizabeth Godfrey: (English Children in the Olden Time, page 22 ). Methuen & co, 1907, p. 22; Harry Alfred Long: (Personal and Family Names, page 98 ). Hamilton, Adams & co, 1883.〕
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