Origin of Ampersand
Found it mildly interesting so thought I would share with the class.
( , Mon 5 Mar 2018, 17:35, Share, Reply)
Found it mildly interesting so thought I would share with the class.
( , Mon 5 Mar 2018, 17:35, Share, Reply)
My local train station was called Ampersand for a time
During the war, the lads were told to paint out the place names on stations. So they did, but left the &, as it wasn't a place name. The passengers would ask for a ticket in London to Ampersand, and everyone knew where it was. So much for confusing German spies. Trufax.
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During the war, the lads were told to paint out the place names on stations. So they did, but left the &, as it wasn't a place name. The passengers would ask for a ticket in London to Ampersand, and everyone knew where it was. So much for confusing German spies. Trufax.
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Thank you
Piccy of it happening here: https://oxheyvillage.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/ampersand-station/
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Piccy of it happening here: https://oxheyvillage.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/ampersand-station/
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Posting a "mildly interesting link"
Whoo, thanks. You are spoiling us. No, really. Thanks
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Whoo, thanks. You are spoiling us. No, really. Thanks
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the letter "thorn" is also an interesting one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)
when you see "Ye Olde Shoppe" you can knowledgeably pronounce the "Ye" as "The", then bore the shit out of those around you.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)
when you see "Ye Olde Shoppe" you can knowledgeably pronounce the "Ye" as "The", then bore the shit out of those around you.
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