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If you find the history of Ampersand interesting, you may be a word nerd and may qualify for listening to some podcasts on the etymology like these two that are personal favorites.

https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/ A fascinating exploration of the origin and evolution of English. It includes a lot of episodes that cover topics like the Ampersand.

http://www.lexitecture.com/ The premise is simple: in each episode, two friends (Ryan, a Canadian, and Amy, a Scot) get together armed with a new chosen word, and then they regale each other (and you!) with whatever bits of fascinating trivia they’ve been able to uncover about the origins and histories of those words, tracing through the ages to decipher just how each word got from its beginnings to its current use.




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