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Comment posted by colin forsyth on
I enjoyed the history lesson that came in the ampersand section. Didn’t realize it was that old.
Comment posted by Keith Houston on
Hi Colin,
Glad to hear it! I found the competition between the Tironian et and the ampersand to be fascinating — it was almost a class struggle played out at the tip of the scribe’s pen.
Thanks for the comment!