At one point "&" was so popular it was included as the 27th letter of the alphabet ... The "&" was first seen in Pompeian graffiti in first century A.D. and rose in popularity until ampersand ...

THE alphabet the English language uses has 26 letters but according to several videos on social media, in the past it had another letter with the "and" symbol (&), or ampersand, being the 27th.

A&W Restaurants is only asking for one thing as it turns 100 this year: return the ampersand to the alphabet.The chain, with nearly 1,000 locations worldwide, is inviting people to sign a Change.org ...

MEMBERS of the public have shared their shock, after discovering that the alphabet actually has a secret 27th letter. Although initially in disbelief, many came to the conclusion that the reasoning… ...

The ampersand became widely recognized in the early 1800s. It first appeared in the English language in the year 1835. At this point, it was considered the 27th letter of the alphabet, listed ...

It may come as a surprise that the English language has over the centuries dropped as many as ten letters from its arsenals, bringing its strength down to 26 from 36. The video above, by Gregory ...

Developed from the Latin et (“and”), the ampersand, formerly the twenty-seventh letter of the alphabet, is a character with a cult following among students of typography.

It was common practice to add the & sign to the end of the alphabet, as if it was the 27th letter of the alphabet, and this phrase, "and per se and" gradually ran together to create "ampersand".

LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A&W Restaurants is only asking for one thing as it turns 100 this year: return the ampersand to the alphabet. The chain, with nearly 1,000 locations worldwide, is ...