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1.18 Ampersand
The ampersand (&) is properly used only when it forms part of a corporate name:
- The publisher was Ginn & Co.
- The case is being defended by Collins, Smith, White & Jones.
Do not use the ampersand in federal department legal or applied titles:
- The Department of Public Works and Government Services
- The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
not
- The Department of Public Works & Government Services
- The Department of Indian Affairs & Northern Development
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