MEMBERS of the public have shared their shock, after discovering that the alphabet actually has a secret 27th letter. Although initially in disbelief, many came to the conclusion that the reasoning behind the extra letter actually makes a lot of sense. 2 We've all been taught that Z is the last letter in the alphabet Credit: Getty 2 The & symbol used to be the 27th letter We've all had it drilled into our heads from the beginning of primary school that the alphabet starts with ABC and ends in Z, but one TikToker has now thrown this into question.
Sharing the revelation to his followers, Zach said that the 27th letter of the alphabet is Ampersand. Ampersand is the name given to the & symbol. Zach said: "Believe it or not, this used to be the 27th letter of the alphabet".
Explaining further, he said that "back in the day", the symbol came after the letter Z. However, he revealed that students weren't allowed to just say "and" after Z. Instead, they were taught to differentiate the symbol by saying "and per se and".
"It sounded something like this", he explained. Most read in Fabulous RIP ROSEMARY Celtic legend Tommy Burns' wife dies after falling ill on flight CANT ARGUE Cantwell set for megabucks Ibrox exit a day after being offered to wrong person FIND JAY Brit man who Jay Slater was with at AirBnb before vanishing says he 'left alive' MAKING IT BIG Ex-Gers kid who scored minutes into debut lands 3-year deal at Euro giants "QRSTUVWXYZ and per se &". When reciting this phrase .
