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And - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary
3 then; following this She came in and took her coat off.; 4 go, come, try, stay, etc. and used before a verb instead of to, to show purpose Go and get me a pen, please. I'll come and see you soon.
5 days ago · 12 meanings: 1. along with; in addition to 2. as a consequence 3. afterwards 4. (intensifier) 5. plus 6. used to join identical.... Click for more definitions.
And definition: Together with or along with; in addition to; as well as. Used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that have the same grammatical function in a construction.
go, come, try, stay, etc. and used before a verb instead of to, to show purpose. Go and get me a pen please. I'll come and see you soon. We stopped and bought some bread. In this structure try can only be used in the infinitive or to tell somebody what to do.
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When the 27th quasi-letter & was referred to it was called & per se, and, meaning " & by itself (is the word) and ." That read as "and per se and." "And per se, and" eventually evolved into ampersand, the word we know and love today. & the rest is history. In the 19th century, the ampersand (&) was considered the 27th letter of the alphabet.
