The use of "&"

[StudentDoc1234]

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This is probably a stupid question but I just want to be sure.... does it look bad/unprofessional if I use the "&" symbol when filing out apps?

 

[gsquared]

I, for one, am appalled by your blatantly unprofessional and disrespectful use of the ampersand. Four points from Ravenclaw.

 

[pulltheleverkronk]

My high school English teacher probably wouldn't recommend it. Unless it's in a title (like a dental practice, for example), just use "and".

 

[Digitalangel]

My high school English teacher probably wouldn't recommend it. Unless it's in a title (like a dental practice, for example), just use "and".

The manager at the dental office I used to work for actually used "&" in place of "and" every single time for letters going out to patients. I was so appalled and had to give her a mini english lesson about how it is unprofessional, she took a huge offense to it because she always hated me. oh well starting DS next week and shes still doing ****ty management

 

[BobbyBeavis]

I read on here that "it is not the proper use of the ampersand" so I switched it and added a slash between shadowing/assisting and what not.

 

[gsquared]

karanja--just remember what Vonnegut said about semicolons...

 

[flossiraptor863]

On a related topic, I was curious how one feels regarding the Oxford comma. I'm personally a fan.

 

[tooth knockn]

The manager at the dental office I used to work for actually used "&" in place of "and" every single time for letters going out to patients. I was so appalled and had to give her a mini english lesson about how it is unprofessional, she took a huge offense to it because she always hated me. oh well starting DS next week and shes still doing ****ty management

Wow

 

[pulltheleverkronk]

I used a semi colon in my PS. And commas. If it comes down to the use of your ampersand, you probably have more serious things to worry about.

I used semicolons too... they're not the same level of egregious lol

 

[pulltheleverkronk]

The manager at the dental office I used to work for actually used "&" in place of "and" every single time for letters going out to patients. I was so appalled and had to give her a mini english lesson about how it is unprofessional, she took a huge offense to it because she always hated me. oh well starting DS next week and shes still doing ****ty management

I wonder why she always hated you... lol. Kidding. But I think if you're not on the same "level" as a person (friend and friend, not dentist and observer), it's easy to offend someone by correcting their use of language- it's such an innate thing that people take it as an attack on their intelligence. So generally, I'd never correct someone's grammar unless they asked if something was correct. Plus it's super annoying lmao... in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter. No patient is going to be so appalled by an ampersand that they'll take their business elsewhere [emoji16]