ands
Common clause connectors
Ands is the plural of the conjunction and, used when referring to multiple instances of the word itself: Your essay has too many ands.
The phrase ifs, ands, or buts means objections or excuses: No ifs, ands, or buts—just do it.
Symbols representing "and"
- commasPunctuation for pauses
- butsWords signaling objection
- connectorsDevices that join things
- linksThings that connect
joins · additions · continuations · sequences · lists · pairs · combinations · connections
Act of redoing
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- extensionAdded part or duration
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- endlessnessState without conclusion
infinity · etcetera · onward · forever · multiplication · piling · stacking · layering
Cataloging into distinct entries
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- sequencesOrdered sets of elements
- bulletsFirearm projectiles
catalogs · inventories · rundowns · lineups · compilations · rosters · registers · tallies
ampersands
Symbols representing "and"
- commasPunctuation for pauses
- butsWords signaling objection
- connectorsDevices that join things
links · joins · additions · continuations · sequences · lists · pairs · combinations · connections · strings
repetition
Act of redoing
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- extensionAdded part or duration
- continuationAct of proceeding further
endlessness · infinity · etcetera · onward · forever · multiplication · piling · stacking · layering · building
itemization
Cataloging into distinct entries
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- sequencesOrdered sets of elements
bullets · catalogs · inventories · rundowns · lineups · compilations · rosters · registers · tallies · listings
- black and whiteWithout middle ground
- back and forthRepeated alternating movement
- day and nightBoth light and darkness
- up and downAlternating between extremes
- you and meFirst and second person
- peace and quietFreedom from disturbance