In normal literary text, you would always spell the word "and" out in full. Very broadly speaking, the ampersand is generally used in things like company names, such as "Fred Blogs & Co." George. -----Original Message----- From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julie Septer Sent: 23 May 2012 12:36 To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxuser] Re: And translation Thank you, do you know in what case someone would use and ampersand symbol over the word and? Is there a different meaning for the ampersand? On 5/22/12 3:48 PM, "Jean Menzies" <jemenzies@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > >Julie, > >The word "and" is dots 1-2-3-4-6. > >The ampersand symbol that some people call the "and sign" is dot 4 >followed by dots 1-2-3-4-6. > >Jean > >* * * >* This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. >* To unsubscribe, send a blank message with >* unsubscribe >* as the subject to duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . You may also >* subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription >* options by visiting www.freelists.org . The list archive >* is also located there. >* Duxbury Systems' web site is www.duxburysystems.com >* * * * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting www.freelists.org . The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is www.duxburysystems.com * * * * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting www.freelists.org . The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is www.duxburysystems.com * * *