& And is different
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
October 21, 2019 1:51pm CST
Atleast in show biz.
The next time you watch a movie pay attention to the credits and look for the difference.
If there is a & (Ampersand) symbol than that means the writers of the script collaborated (worked together at the same time.)
If the word and is written out that means that they worked on the script at different times and not together.
The and may further indicate that the two writers did not even consult each other at all.
I've never even thought about the difference, have you?
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
21 Oct 19
That's really interesting! Had no idea.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
Neither did I. I would not have any thought about the significance either.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
@1creekgirl Ya know, I do not want to say that I strictly don't watch or read the credits, but it's very rare that I do.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
21 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I do like to read the credits, though. I've learned all sorts of interesting things.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
22 Oct 19
Wow...what a great thing to notice
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Oct 19
I found it out from a different website that has lots of facts that people find out about.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
22 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum wow...I love to know these rare facts
@shaggin (74988)
• United States
23 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I was thinking the same thing
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Oct 19
@shaggin I will have to remember this the next time I am watching a movie.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Oct 19
I thought it was kind of interesting too. Makes me want to pay more attention to the credits of movies.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Oct 19
I had a stint with the movie industry but I didn't know that convention about the ampersand and the And.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
I had no idea either. I wonder if it's just for US production or if it's for Bollywood, Korean etc?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
@Alexandoy That wouldn't surprise me.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum maybe it is the US Hollywood because they have their own standards.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
I usually zone out during credits and only sit through them when I expect to see an end scene.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Oct 19
@WorDazza I still haven't watched Stranger Things. I got rid of netflix about two weeks before the new season was to air. I will be petsitting soon and so I can watch it when I am at a friend's house.
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@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
22 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum I used to do that until I skipped the end credits on the last episode of Stranger Things. It was a few days later I read about the scene part way through the credits and I had to go back and watch it.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
I don't really pay attention to the credits. This is done with US films, I wonder if it's done with Bollywood, Korean etc?
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
21 Oct 19
I can honestly say that without this discussion I probably never would of thought of it ever.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
I don't pay that much attention to the end credits. I'll sit through them at the theater just in case there is an end scene.
@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
21 Oct 19
I never would have guessed that. That is an interesting piece of information. Thanks!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
21 Oct 19
Yes it's definitely not something I would have even noticed when scrolling through the credits. The end credits get swankier with every movie anyway, I wouldn't have realized what it implied.
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