what is an ampersand
The word ampersand is a corruption of the phrase and (&) per se and, meaning and (the symbol &) intrinsically (is the word) and .he ampersand often appeared as a letter at the end of the Latin alphabet, as for example in ByrhtferÃ°'s list of letters from 1011. Similarly, & was regarded as the 27th letter of the English alphabet, as used by children (in the US).