Where did the symbol “&” come from? And, while we’re at it, why is it called an “ampersand”? With the help of David Feldman’s delightful book of etymological explorations, “Who Put the Butter in ...

Cheerily nuzzled above the “7” key like a pear-shaped pill bug, the ampersand is perhaps the most intriguing character on the keyboard. While all letters and punctuation marks look similar enough in ...

The words of a language are its characters; its grammar shapes their community. Punctuation is left to provide the ceremonies of language: joining and divorcing its parts, fine-tuning its ...

World Ampersand Day, observed on September 8, celebrates the symbol '&' and its aesthetic appeal. The ampersand originated from the Latin word 'et' and has a history dating back to the Middle Ages. It ...

When a brand changes its logo, customers notice. Look no further than when IHOP briefly became IHOb, and the world exploded. Now, to celebrate its 100th birthday, A&W Restaurants has unveiled a new ...

Let’s give the once and future 27th letter of the alphabet its due Earlier this year, the burger chain A&W unveiled a new logo to mark its centenary and placed itself at the centre of a simmering ...