And I understand that & does not actually mean and

But the end result is that I now use & in place of and more frequently

Because fuck you

What does & mean if not and?

according to writer dot com: "An ampersand is a sign for the word and. It’s written or typed as the symbol &. It’s a modification of the term “and per se and,” which has Latin origins."

I can kind of understand it because it doesn't mesh well with flow of writing, but an automatic fail is harsh

Honestly language evolves and it means “and” now. The whole weird “well technically it’s supposed to mean and per se and is only supposed to be used in specific circumstances” is fucking dumb and pedantic

yep

all right vs alright