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"WTF is amp? I see it on loads of profiles but not a clue what it means?? ![]() There are certain places that you are not allowed to use the "&" symbol, it gets replaced by "amp" which is the HTML code for the symbol. Cal | |||
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"Ah right! Why the heck can't you use the & symbol?? ![]() Definitely not geeky ! ![]() ![]() | |||
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"Ah right! Why the heck can't you use the & symbol?? ![]() ![]() ![]() Sadly not. Nothing exciting like that at all! | |||
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"Ah right! Why the heck can't you use the & symbol?? ![]() ![]() ![]() Bugger ! ![]() | |||
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"Ah right! Why the heck can't you use the & symbol?? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking of being an incurable geek... ... did you know you should only use the ampersand (&) when it is an identity in itself... So Marks & Spencer is a company name but when you refer to the founders Mr Marks and Mr Spencer, you should use "and". A lot of my colleagues in Barking & Dagenham Council didn't know that... | |||
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"Ah right! Why the heck can't you use the & symbol?? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nor me. And you’ve saved me a ball ache with some coding later too. This morning’s kick-off meeting starts, “Did you know…” Thank you! | |||
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"Ah right! Why the heck can't you use the & symbol?? ![]() HTML, the language used to write web pages, uses the ampersand to encode characters. This means that you can use ampersands to hack poorly written systems. To counter this, lots of forum software just translates each ampersand to 'amp'. "... did you know you should only use the ampersand (&) when it is an identity in itself..." That's a made-up linguistic rule. The ampersand is just the letters 'e' and 't' squished together ('et' being Latin for 'and'). It was invented to speed up writing and printing by having a single character to replace 2. The only reason to use it today is if you think it looks stylish. | |||
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"Ah right! Why the heck can't you use the & symbol?? ![]() Bloody hell !! Who knew that three letters could be so deep ! ![]() | |||
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"That's a made-up linguistic rule. The ampersand is just the letters 'e' and 't' squished together ('et' being Latin for 'and'). It was invented to speed up writing and printing by having a single character to replace 2. The only reason to use it today is if you think it looks stylish." Haha yeah, well aren't all linguistic rules made up? And ignored by most except grammar police like me! I do love it tho... Don't mix up fashionista D&G Dolce & Gabbana with council Dumfries & Galloway...! | |||
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"That's a made-up linguistic rule. The ampersand is just the letters 'e' and 't' squished together ('et' being Latin for 'and'). It was invented to speed up writing and printing by having a single character to replace 2. The only reason to use it today is if you think it looks stylish." "Haha yeah, well aren't all linguistic rules made up? And ignored by most except grammar police like me!!" Well, that's true, most rules are made up at some point. But some rules serve a purpose in assisting comprehension. Others (like the split infinitive rule) are just there for fashion. Your ampersand rule is of the latter type. | |||
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" Well, that's true, most rules are made up at some point. But some rules serve a purpose in assisting comprehension. Others (like the split infinitive rule) are just there for fashion. Your ampersand rule is of the latter type." As a self confessed fashionista I take that as an ultimate compliment kind sir.... | |||
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