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By *ohnne15 OP Man 23 weeks ago

newcastle

anyone tell me the meaning of amp; on profiles

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By *iker JackMan 23 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

It was before we could use any emojis that only certain ones were allowed so if you used another it came up as amp

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By *ohn.Wick.Man 23 weeks ago

The Continental

It means that some people haven’t bothered to look at, or update their profiles for some time.

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By *icecouple561Couple 23 weeks ago
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East Sussex

The site software sometimes corrects the '&' symbol to 'amp'. Basically it means 'and'.

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By *ivemealadybonerWoman 23 weeks ago

somewhere

"anyone tell me the meaning of amp; on profiles

&... ampersand.

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By *icecouple561Couple 23 weeks ago
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East Sussex

Apparently when children were reciting the alphabet years ago they ended with 'and per se & (and)' which sounded like 'ampersand' when said quickly, hence the name

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By *allipygousMan 23 weeks ago

Leicester

Many people if asked to draw an ampersand would do a @ which is disappointingly just called an at sign.

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By *icecouple561Couple 23 weeks ago
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East Sussex

^^ thinking about it I don't think I'd ever written & until I just tried. 🤔. It was a feeble first attempt

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By *inaTitzTV/TS 23 weeks ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

It shows that they are a real live wire

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By *allipygousMan 23 weeks ago

Leicester

"^^ thinking about it I don't think I'd ever written & until I just tried. 🤔. It was a feeble first attempt

Useful if you're doing lists and include things like Morecombe & Wise, French & Saunders, mac & cheese and continue ad infinitum.

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By *allipygousMan 23 weeks ago

Leicester

"It shows that they are a real live wire

That whooshing sound is your comment going over my head 🤔

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