On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:25:34 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> 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

advice from sheldon on the finer points of english prose is always pretty
****ing rich.

kinda like advice from sheldon on any subject, come to think of it.

your pal,
blake