Use a period after a complete sentence. Example: A hangover is the wrath of grapes. Use a period after a command. Example: Please close the door behind you. Use a period after most abbreviations. Examples: Dr., Ms., Jr. Don't use a period after the individual letters in an acronym....
Periods can also be used at the end of a sentence that contains an indirect question. The coach asked Jared why he was late for practice. My mother used to wonder why my brother’s room was cluttered. I have something to ask you. How to Use Periods After ending a sentence with a ...
But it’s not a full stop. A full stop ends a sentence; the dot after “Mr.”, etc., doesn’t function as a full stop (or any kind of stop at all). I’ve been known to call it a “period” precisely to distinguish it from a “full stop”…but I just looked up “period”...
As an acronym SPAN is suicide Prevention Advocacy Network. As an adjective period is appropriate for a given historical era. As an interjection period is and nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis. span English Noun (en noun) The space from the thumb to the end of the...
Spaces After Period I know that you are supposed to put one space after a period if you are using a word processor, and two spaces if you are using a typewriter. But this doesn’t make sense. A space on a typewriter is wider than a space on a word processor (though it depends on...