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Weasel406

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Re: Probably a really dumb question =/

Go with "and", just to be safe.
 
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we have been told by teachers who are hsc markers heaps of times that '+' or & are fine..
 

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even if it's fine, its proper and right to write it in full

symbols and numbers have no place in an english exam response
 

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Technically, they're not actually interchangeable. & is to be used when connecting like things, 'and' is for conjoining terms.

I went to the beach with a towel, a packet of fish & chips, and sunscreen.

Notice the difference.
 

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