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Philippe du Col
Dec 13, 2022
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A red Ampersand now appears as my column’s logo because there is “always something more,” to be said, to be done, to be discovered.

The term ampersand is a corruption of and (&) per se and, which literally means "(the character) & by itself (is the word) and." The symbol & is derived from the ligature of ET or et, which is the Latin word for "and." The…

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