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Originally Posted by Retlaw
Whilst reading some of the remembrance notices in the old newspaper, I've notice the following twiddley bit use many times ; what is it called, and what exactly is it used for, can't make any sense of its usage from the Observer.
Also whilst on the subject of thingy's on keyboards, whats the diferrence between the usage of and, and & when is it appropriate to use the later.
Retlaw.
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I know you don't like me cutting and pasting Retlaw but this is as good a description of the use of the semi colon
; as you'll get:
Semicolon (
- Oxford Dictionaries Online
As for the ampersand, it's not usual to use it in a sentence instead of "and". Its main use is in things like company names (Marks & Spencer) or pairs like Mr & Mrs or rhythm & blues, and book or movie titles such as Thelma & Louise.
Hope this helps.