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Mats Wiman Sweden Local time: 15:49 Member (2000) German to Swedish + ...
In memoriam
Feb 10, 2010
In English (UK and US?) it's 'ampersand',
in German it's 'Geschäftliches und' ('Business and')
What is it in your language?
Mats
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Nicole Schnell United States Local time: 06:49 English to German + ...
In memoriam
Not quite...
Feb 10, 2010
Mats Wiman wrote:
in German it's 'Geschäftliches und' ('Business and')
It is called the "Et-Zeichen", a ligature of the letters "e" and "t" in et, Latin for "and". In proper German it is allowed only as a part of company names.
It is also called "das kaufmännische Und" or "das Kaufmanns-Und", but never "das geschäftliche Und".
I know, I know, I am nit-picky.
[Edited at 2010-02-10 08:18 GMT]
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Isabelle Derson Local time: 15:49 Member (2009) English to French + ...
esperluette
Feb 10, 2010
"esperluette" in French but pronounced as the equivalent "and" = et
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Mats Wiman Sweden Local time: 15:49 Member (2000) German to Swedish + ...
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In memoriam
German &
Feb 10, 2010
Nicole Schnell wrote:
Mats Wiman wrote:
in German it's 'Geschäftliches und' ('Business and')
It is called the "Et-Zeichen", a ligature of the letters "e" and "t" in et, Latin for "and". In proper German it is allowed only as a part of company names.
It is also called "das kaufmännische Und" or "das Kaufmanns-Und", but never "das geschäftliche Und".
I have never heard die 'das...'-variants in Germany or in communication with Germans (Swiss or Austrians) but mostly 'Geschäftliches Und'
The only competitor has been 'Et-Zeichen'
It is, as you say, AFAIK only used as part of company names.
Mats
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Samuel Murray Netherlands Local time: 15:49 Member (2006) English to Afrikaans + ...
ZA
Feb 10, 2010
Mats Wiman wrote: In English (UK and US?) it's 'ampersand',
Afrikaans: ampersand OR en-teken (literally "and sign"). ZA English: ampersand OR and sign
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Susanna Martoni Italy Local time: 15:49 Member (2009) Spanish to Italian + ...
Italy
Feb 10, 2010
We call it "E commerciale".
Ciao
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