today i learned about the ampersand, and other letters no longer a part of the English alphabet.
http://blog.dictionary.com/ampersand/http://www.adobe.com/type/topics/theampersand.htmlhttp://blog.dictionary.com/letters-alphabet/ as a result of this, i'm determined to put a proper calligraphic et into my handwriting from now on, instead of the sloppy-backwards-3 i've been using instead.