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Why do Spaniards use the ampersand? (Or do they?)
Posted by anonymous in
21 Nov 2002 — 1:41pm
21 Nov 2002 — 1:41pm
I saw an ampersand used in a Spanish logo today. Is this common? I can understand why English uses the ampersand - besides its elegance, it's brief and requires fewer strokes and less space to write than "and". But in Spanish, "y" is easier and faster to write.
Paul
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22 Nov 2002 — 4:45am
We use the "&" for the same reasons the english speakers do (elegance and beauty). The ampersand is also named in our countrys "commercial y".
Ramiro