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[Slippery Seagull]

Given the volume of grammar police on this site, please can you help. When should you use the '&' sign when writing, as opposed to 'and'.

 

[Notters]

Generally "&" should only be used in the names of businesses. I think it's a great shame that they used it on the new Albion badge. It should never be used to replace "and" in a sentence.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Generally "&" should only be used in the names of businesses. I think it's a great shame that they used it on the new Albion badge. It should never be used to replace "and" in a sentence.

And things the naturally lend themselves together, like Fish & Chips, Mourcambe & Wise, Salt & Pepper?

 

[catfish]

Only use it now & then.

 

[Deanbha]

Given the volume of grammar police on this site, please can you help. When should you use the '&' sign when writing, as opposed to 'and'.

Using ''&'' as in opposed to ''and'' should never be generally used in my opinion. Also as you can see my grammar is pants so oh well

 

[skipper734]

Shouldn't the thread title be And or Ampersand?

 

[Deanbha]

Shouldn't the thread title be And or Ampersand?

You lost me

 

[JOLovegrove]

Ampersand is this: &

 

[terryberry1]

& your point is?

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Oh get stuffed !!

 

[Leekbrookgull]

And things the naturally lend themselves together, like Fish & Chips, Mourcambe & Wise, Salt & Pepper?

Not falling for this !!! Mourcambe.

 

[JOLovegrove]

Not falling for this !!! Mourcambe.

Don't know what came over me! You all know what I meant though!

 

[Marxo]

There was a time when & was recited in schools as the 27th letter of the alphabet.

 

[TheJasperCo]

I normally use "and", but sometimes to avoid confusion I use both in one sentence. Like "Tonight I might have fish & chips and a kebab", instead of "...fish and chips and kebab".

 

[Hiney]

I normally use "and", but sometimes to avoid confusion I use both in one sentence. Like "Tonight I might have fish & chips and a kebab", instead of "...fish and chips and kebab".

You'd be better off saying "Tonight I might have fish and chips followed by a kebab"

 

[TheJasperCo]

You'd be better off saying "Tonight I might have fish and chips followed by a kebab"

Now that would involve using my common sense, now wouldn't it

 

[JetsetJimbo]

You'd be better off saying "Tonight I might have fish and chips followed by a kebab"

That presumes he's decided which order to have them in, which we don't know. A kebab makes an equally meatilicious starter or dessert. If you wanted to write that sentence without an ampersand, all you need is a well placed comma:

Tonight I might have fish and chips, and a kebab.

See?

 

[NMH]

I've got to h& it to you, you're a strange b& of people on North St& Ch@

 

[Barn Door Billy]

And things the naturally lend themselves together, like Fish & Chips, Mourcambe & Wise, Salt & Pepper?

This. Only other time I use it is when I'm taking notes as it is quicker.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

The Harvard referencing style specifies that an ampersand should be used in text citations (e.g. Poyet & Tarricco, 2012) and in lists of references.