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Should a sentence ending with “Ph.D.” end with one or two periods? [duplicate]
Should a sentence ending with the word Ph. D. end with one or two periods?
He has a Ph.D.
He has a Ph.D..
Is there some established formatting rule for this situation? It might be a ...
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How would we punctuate a sentence which ends in an abbreviation and exclamation mark or question mark? [duplicate]
I was wondering what to do if I have abbreviation at the end of a sentence which ends in a question mark.
What is Google inc.?
What is Google inc.
What is Google inc?
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Is “… et al. data.” proper grammar? [closed]
Would it be proper grammar to use the Latin phrase in the following way?
The items inserted came from departments, employees et al. data.
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When to use or omit periods in acronyms, abbreviations, and initials [duplicate]
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Is it OK to drop the periods in abbreviations?
I don't understand when or where to use or discard a period when writing short forms.
For example, my college is the ...
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How to correctly assimilate dots, if at all?
I see this sentence:
There are many examples like mining, farming, foresting etc., that are dangerous to society because they cause environmental damage.
Shouldn't "etc.," be written instead ...
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punctuation when addressing a person's name [duplicate]
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Is it proper to omit periods after honorifics (Mr, Mrs, Dr)?
Should I use a full stop after Mr. or Mrs. as in Mr. Smith or Mrs. Smith or should I write Mr Smith and Mrs ...
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Symbol, punctuation, or abbreviation that indicates a “paraphrase”? [duplicate]
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What is the proper use of [square brackets] in quotes?
This question is born of practical necessity - one that I encountered while quoting a reference in "another" Stack ...
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Do you use a period when you end a question with an abbrev.? [duplicate]
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If a question ends in the abbreviation of et cetera, do you still add the period before the question mark?
If I end a question with (for instance) etc., should I include ...
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Periods after directional abreviation in address
I am creating a business card, and I need to put the address of the company on it. What is the proper way to write this address?
555 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 55555
555 14th St NW., Atlanta, ...
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“E.g.” or “e. g.” (with a blank)?
What is the correct form, and why, in scientific papers (US English)?
e.g.
e. g.
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Proper punctuation in abbreviation of Nota Bene [closed]
Which of the following are "correct" ways to abbreviate Nota Bene?
N.B. blahblah
n.b. blahblah
NB. blahblah
nb. blahblah
NB: blahblah
nb: blahblah
NB blahblah
nb blahblah
(etc.)
Authoritative ...
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How can I write a given date in an abbreviated form? [closed]
Are these acceptable?
Nov. 2nd, 2011
Nov 2nd, 2011
Nov 2, 2011
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Spaces after periods in abbreviations
Should I put spaces after periods in the following examples?
A.B. Buffington (between the initials)
Vol.2, No.6, pp.195-200
I see people missing spaces in their academic writing all the time and I ...
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Punctuating “etc.” after a series of questions
How should I terminally punctuate etc. when it's used at the end of a series of questions?
How's your brother? Did you get the job? Are you feeling better? Etc.?
Is this right, or do I use a ...
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Correct punctuation in company names
My father's company is named the following:
Xyz Trading Co. (L.L.C.)
I find the use of periods excessive, at the abbreviation of company and the last period in the parenthesis.
Is it ...
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Abbreviation of EU and associated punctuation
Why doesn't the abbreviation of European Union (EU) carry periods with it as the abbreviation of United States (U.S.) does, for example?
A brief online search turned up little on the punctuation of ...
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Ending a sentence with an abbreviation [duplicate]
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Punctuation around abbreviations
When a sentence ends with an abbreviation, should there be two periods or one?
Welcome to ACME Inc. We are glad to have you on ...
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AVC or A.V.C or A.V.C [duplicate]
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Is it OK to drop the periods in abbreviations?
Okay, so in School I was always tought that when we want to abbreviate, we must use a full stop "." inbetween each letter, ...
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How to deal with abbreviations at the end of a question?
In a sentence like
Should we host them on imgur et cetera?
where I want to abbreviate the "et cetera", what is the correct punctuation? Using a period after the "etc." like mid sentence usages ...
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Punctuation after “P.S.”
Somewhere in the craggy quagmire of my memory, I seem to recall that the nuns of my grade school days taught me that a P.S. (post script) is followed by a colon, i.e. P.S.:
Alas, the periods after ...
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Is it OK to drop the periods in abbreviations?
When I was in school, strictly every abbreviation had a period after each (capitalized) letter, as in U.S.A. These days, it seems ok just to capitalise, as in USA.
Is this a new rule? It does look ...
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Why is there a slash within “n/a”
not available is not not/available, and not applicable is not not/applicable.
Why is it n/a?
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Use of “e.g.” — are parentheses necessary?
Is it appropriate to use "e.g." in a sentence without using parentheses?
This administrative access control should provide visibility into access via multiple vectors (e.g. group access rights ...
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Using i.e. in parentheses
When a writer uses parentheses to define a phrase or clarify a word in a sentence, is it appropriate also to use i.e. in the parentheses? That use seems redundant to me.
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Punctuation around abbreviations
I always stumble when using abbreviations in a sentence, as they inherently contain a period in them. How do I use a comma or a semicolon after an abbreviation? How about a period?
E.g. (This is an ...
