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The typewriter ampersand symbol (&) was invented by Marcus Tullius Tiro around 60 BCE as a part of a system of shorthand that allowed him to write down the orations of Cicero. The symbol was a combination of the letters ‘e’ and ‘t’ from the Latin word ‘et’ meaning ‘and.’

tarynhiroshima:

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  that day, carlin said ampersand. he needs to be more clearer next time.
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  Thank you Marcus Tullius Tiro.
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  constellation:prudenceagnes:ohyeahfacts:(What Makes Flamingos Pink? Bill McLain)
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  My best friend in writing(:
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  posting because of my obsession with the ampersand.
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  Latin is the center of like all languages. That’s why I like it so much. It’s going to be rather frustrating this...
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  I think the ampersand is my favourite punctuation. That, or the semi-colon. But then there IS the interrobang. (For a...
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  i fucking love ampersands
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  random Max-induced knowledge makes my day better!
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  i love knowing these things. also, i love latin. best class i ever took in school. six years of latin.
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  Now we just need to get a pet rat to name Ampersand.
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  I’m sorry but did anyone not know what this meant?
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  & = my favorite thing on my keyboard
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  so that’s where the ampersand comes from.
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  Well there you go Suz, that’s why when you say B& it looks like BEt
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  I’ve been translating Cicero for the past four weeks….I could see how one would need this.
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  ohyeahfacts: (What Makes Flamingos Pink? Bill McLain)
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  i twisted this lil` symbol around a bit & sometimes no one ever knows what i’m typing. [= i love the ” & ” symbol !
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  I love you, Marcus.
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  (For melissaanderson.)
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  Ampersand pala tawag diyan D:
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  Thus explaining also the et in et al. Cool.
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  I actually knew this already! I feel special.
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