The Comma Queen Explains the Origins of the Ampersand Symbol
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#190XR)
In the latest episode of her grammar series, the very informative Mary Norris aka "The Comma Queen" explained the origins of the ampersand (&), defended its use and even demonstrated how to draw the symbol.
If you have trouble making it in cursive handwriting, what I always do is
I just make a treble clef mark and that is approximately the same look as an ampersand.