Timeline for How does the ampersand in most fonts resemble "et"
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| Dec 11, 2018 at 13:30 | vote | accept | kepe | ||
| Dec 10, 2018 at 19:37 | comment | added | tmgr | @FireCubez The point is, it's a continuum: I'm sure you can see the resemblance between the ampersand at the top of the page and a more standard &-looking one, and you can see how the one at the top of the page looks like an E and a T. Here's the ampersand variants from one (modern) script font from a reputable foundry: fonthaus.com/fonts/monotypeimaging/poetica/MI35611638 Some are more &, some are more E + T... hopefully that'll show the links. If not, try looking at samples of copperplate script to show how the pen can flow. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 19:10 | answer | added | chasly - supports Monica | timeline score: 7 | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 18:24 | comment | added | kepe |
@tmgr I know, but i'm asking about one that looks like &
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| Dec 10, 2018 at 18:20 | comment | added | tmgr | Look at the top of the page. As it happens, the EL&U logotype features a particularly E + T -like ampersand. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 15:06 | comment | added | Mitch | It changed little by little over time so that now it doesn't look anything like the original. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 13:53 | answer | added | chasly - supports Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 13:40 | comment | added | michael.hor257k | See the illustrations here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 13:39 | comment | added | Hot Licks | By "script" I mean "longhand" or "cursive'. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 13:37 | history | edited | kepe | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 10, 2018 at 13:22 | comment | added | kepe | @HotLicks I see no similarity whatsoever. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 13:20 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Consider what "et" looks like in handwritten script. | |
| Dec 10, 2018 at 13:16 | history | asked | kepe | CC BY-SA 4.0 |