On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:31:21 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> Your ampersand is incorrect usage... if you insist it should read;
>> whose favorate fruit dish is "Raspberries & Peaches"... the ampersand
>> is not synonymous with "and".
>
>
>Sheldon,
>
>Many times I've wondered if you don't find fault with every speck of dust
>around you!

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: am·per·sand
Pronunciation: \?am-p?r-?sand\
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of and (&) per se and, literally, (the
character) & by itself (is the word) and
Date: 1835

a character typically & standing for the word "and"

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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