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Susie Dent

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That woman in Dictionary Corner. Guide Dogs Ambassador. Podcast: Something Rhymes with Purple.

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2 weeks ago

In Old English, the ampersand, '&', was considered the 27th letter of the alphabet. Children reciting the alphabet in school would chant 'per se', Latin for 'by itself', after letters that were words in themselves: 'A per se A, I per se I', etc, and also '& per se &'. This 'and…

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