Multiple choice general knowledge

Was the ampersand (&) ever a letter in the alphabet?

  1. True

  2. False

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A Correct answer
Explanation

The ampersand (&) was historically taught as the 27th letter of the English alphabet in the 1800s. Children would recite 'X, Y, Z, and per se and' (meaning 'and by itself is and'), which eventually evolved into the word 'ampersand'.