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-Due to the wonders of modern computing technology, the removal of offending ampersands in any particular document is now a trivial matter. However, this can in no sense be viewed as license to cultivate poor habits in the first place. Every find and replace takes time and involves risk. Even a few seconds' loss might become critical in a tightly-managed workflow, and the accidental //omission// of an ampersand in any one of the few instances where its use is not only legitimate but also necessary could lead to serious consequences.
+Due to the wonders of modern computing technology, the removal of offending ampersands in any particular document is now a trivial matter. However, this can in no sense be viewed as license to cultivate poor habits in the first place. Every find and replace takes time and involves risk. Even the loss of a few seconds might become critical in a tightly-managed workflow, and the accidental //omission// of an ampersand in any one of the few instances where its use is not only legitimate but also necessary could lead to serious consequences.
 Further arguments against the indiscriminate use of the ampersand: