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Youssefdir Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

When to use the ampersand & instead of "and"?

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Only when you are being very informal. Not on this forum except if quoting from another source that uses '&'. CJ

  • Only when you are being very informal.
  • Not on this forum except if quoting from another source that uses '&'.
  • CJ
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Only when you are being very informal. Not on this forum except if quoting from another source that uses '&'.

CJ
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Beforehand I thought I saw it in some article, books, or official documents.
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the & (ampersand) is an abbreviation of and

It is usually used in documents etc perhaps when referring to legal cases - 'In the case of Smith & Jones 1975'

but can be used in company names - A & B Trading

It shouldn't be used in place of and in general text

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