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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I can almost honestly say that I've never written this symbol in my life. Maybe a few times, but if I did, it probably looked like absolute chicken shit.

I know I've typed it plenty of times, but written on paper? Nope, I just stick to + in writing if I want the shorthand of 'and'.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 6 months ago

The Spanish word 'y' is my fav abbrv

[-] Muscar@discuss.online 3 points 6 months ago

"o" is commonly used in Swedish, short for "och" which means "and").

[-] errer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I guess you didn’t like m&ms as a child

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I have no problem with the & character, I just can't write it on paper worth a shit to save my life.

[-] moreeni@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago

Hehe, I had to write it in my University a lot because it is used on Soviet symbol for AND gate in electronics. It still looked like chicken shit, even after all that practice.

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