diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 03f74d587..7fa148013 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -138,3 +138,7 @@ The following tests are at a `error` level and will prevent merging:
   to prevent this problem.
 - [Repetition](https://github.com/errata-ai/vale/blob/v3/testdata/styles/Markup/Repetition.yml):
   Checks for the same word used twice in succession.
+
+The following tests are at a `warning` level and won't prevent merging:
+
+- [Ampersand](https://developers.google.com/style/word-list#ampersand)
diff --git a/SUMMARY.md b/SUMMARY.md
index af2be189e..2e8ddaf14 100644
--- a/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/SUMMARY.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 * [What is Fluent Bit?](about/what-is-fluent-bit.md)
 * [A Brief History of Fluent Bit](about/history.md)
-* [Fluentd & Fluent Bit](about/fluentd-and-fluent-bit.md)
+* [Fluentd and Fluent Bit](about/fluentd-and-fluent-bit.md)
 * [License](about/license.md)
 * [Sandbox and Lab Resources](about/sandbox-and-lab-resources.md)
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   * [Unit Sizes](administration/configuring-fluent-bit/unit-sizes.md)
   * [Multiline Parsing](administration/configuring-fluent-bit/multiline-parsing.md)
 * [Transport Security](administration/transport-security.md)
-* [Buffering & Storage](administration/buffering-and-storage.md)
+* [Buffering and Storage](administration/buffering-and-storage.md)
 * [Backpressure](administration/backpressure.md)
 * [Scheduling and Retries](administration/scheduling-and-retries.md)
 * [Networking](administration/networking.md)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
   * [Stackdriver](pipeline/outputs/stackdriver.md)
   * [Standard Output](pipeline/outputs/standard-output.md)
   * [Syslog](pipeline/outputs/syslog.md)
-  * [TCP & TLS](pipeline/outputs/tcp-and-tls.md)
+  * [TCP and TLS](pipeline/outputs/tcp-and-tls.md)
   * [Treasure Data](pipeline/outputs/treasure-data.md)
   * [Vivo Exporter](pipeline/outputs/vivo-exporter.md)
   * [WebSocket](pipeline/outputs/websocket.md)
diff --git a/administration/buffering-and-storage.md b/administration/buffering-and-storage.md
index 32dc8d657..df2ca6003 100644
--- a/administration/buffering-and-storage.md
+++ b/administration/buffering-and-storage.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Buffering & Storage
+# Buffering and Storage
 
 <img referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://static.scarf.sh/a.png?x-pxid=cde12327-09ed-409c-ac02-7c0afa5eff51" />
 
diff --git a/pipeline/inputs/cpu-metrics.md b/pipeline/inputs/cpu-metrics.md
index c54558cbf..caf06201f 100644
--- a/pipeline/inputs/cpu-metrics.md
+++ b/pipeline/inputs/cpu-metrics.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ As described above, the CPU input plugin gathers the overall usage every one sec
 
 ### Configuration File
 
-In your main configuration file append the following _Input_ & _Output_ sections:
+In your main configuration file append the following _Input_ and _Output_ sections:
 
 {% tabs %}
 {% tab title="fluent-bit.conf" %}
diff --git a/vale-styles/FluentBit/Ampersand.yml b/vale-styles/FluentBit/Ampersand.yml
index 75117bc08..73658b50b 100644
--- a/vale-styles/FluentBit/Ampersand.yml
+++ b/vale-styles/FluentBit/Ampersand.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
----
 extends: existence
-message: "Don't use an ampersand in place of the word 'and'. Always write out 'and' unless the ampersand is part of a proper name."
+message: 'Use "and" instead of "&" in content.'
+level: warning
+scope: text
 nonword: true
-ignorecase: false
-level: suggestion
-scope: sentence
 tokens:
-  - '[^\*{2}].*.&.*[^\*{2}]\n'
+  - '\s&\s'
+  - '^&\s'
+  - '\s&$'
+  - '\s&[^\w]'
+  - '[^\w]&\s'