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oriecat: Are there any grammatical rules about when you should use "&" vs "and" or is it just personal choice?

Grimsalt: Ampersands went from latin scriptures, to heraldry mottos, to bougie slogans, to business brands.. So the answer is : yes, always use -&- when linking two capitalized words.
mr3d: & is definitively much cooler
imyourskribe: Use & in C++ and “and” in Python
rayzg: As a technical writer, I never use ampersands at work except in company names and code samples.
PolarDad: Just be you. I got your back if anyone says anything.
kswingruber: If you're not sure which way the ampersand faces... DON'T use it! (I'm looking at you, crappy little coffee-shop in my home town)
0Shea0: AND works well in words like hand and sand, however h& and s& don't really work at all. Brought to you by Shea & Robin.
Woelf: Someone will tell us in the answers, maybe even Shea & Robin.
Woelf: Someone will tell us in the answers, maybe.
pricero1: Never ever write, "Shea & Robin". Just don't.
purplewurple: The novel Railsea by China Miéville uses & exclusively (there's a thematic justification) & it's super jarring.
RavingLoon: Use the ampersand (&) in the following situations, and only in the following situations- 1: Proper nouns like company names, e.g., “Crown & Co.” (note: spaces are used here). 2: When logos, titles, or names contain the mark as a design element. 3: In titles of creative works such as novels, songs, and albums. 4: In film credits for stories, screenplays, etc., & indicates a closer collaboration than and. 5: Inside tables or parentheses when space is limited. 6: In common shorthand expressions like “R&D,” “rock & roll,” or “country & western.” 7: The ampersand can be used to indicate that the “and” in a listed item is a part of the item’s name and not a separator (e.g. “Rock, pop, rhythm & blues and hip hop”). 8: In names that are themselves abbreviations, like “AT&T” or “A&W” (note: no spaces are used here). 8: In citations when the source has more than one author, use an ampersand to connect the last two (Smith, Greene & Jones, 2008). 9: When identifying more than one addressee: “Mr. & Mrs. Pitcairn, or Judy & David Pitcairn.” 10: The phrase et cetera (“and so forth”), commonly written as etc., is also properly abbreviated &c. — representing the combination et + c(etera).