http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/the-ampersand/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/the-ampersand/#comment-402 Jannah Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:02:37 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/the-ampersand/#comment-402 Grammatically, you should be using a semi-colon (;) in a list like that. Grammatically, you should be using a semi-colon (;) in a list like that.

]]> http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/the-ampersand/#comment-401 sam Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:08:16 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/the-ampersand/#comment-401 Yes, i agree, this seems to be the most aesthetically pleasing & logical way, and of course saves some time Yes, i agree, this seems to be the most aesthetically pleasing & logical way, and of course saves some time

]]> http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/the-ampersand/#comment-400 David Wright Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:45:23 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/the-ampersand/#comment-400 I like to use the ampersand in lists to distinguish sub-items from items. for example: cars & trucks, boats & submarines, and planes & balloons. I feel this use makes it more readable than cars and trucks, boats and submarines, and planes and balloons. What do you think? I like to use the ampersand in lists to distinguish sub-items from items.
for example:
cars & trucks, boats & submarines, and planes & balloons.
I feel this use makes it more readable than
cars and trucks, boats and submarines, and planes and balloons.
What do you think?

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