Everyone loves an ampersand. There's no wonder that so many people these days are getting the elegant little symbol as a tattoo. They look super sweet but it is a bit crazy to think it just means 'and'. You don't see many people with 'and' tattoo's, maybe I'll get one just to be different.

The Ampersand started life over 20 Centuries ago as the word 'et' which is latin for 'and'. Our lazy little ancestors couldn't be bothered to write the two letters separately and joined them together as a ligature. Over-time it evolved into the beautiful symbol with have today. If you look closely at some ampersand's you can still make out the letters 'E' and 'T' but a bit like my signature that once clearly read my name and is now nothing more than a squiggle, the Ampersand has mostly taken on a new form. Unlike my signature, however, the Ampersand remains beautiful and elegant.

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