Forehead Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Hey all, Need a quick hand here. I'm writing a formal letter on behalf of my department, and there is a 3rd party referenced in a few of the sentences. One of the sentences is structured such that it ends with his name, which ends in Sr. My question is, in a case where a sentence ends with a persons name, and their name ends with Jr., Sr., or something like that, are there two periods at the end of the sentence, or just one? I should know this, but it isn't a situation that comes up frequently, and I couldn't find an answer online. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassSkinsFan Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 No need to double up. Unless the sentence ends in another punctuation mark, like a question mark, the single period can both abbreviate the word and end the sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Just one my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 No need to double up. Unless the sentence ends in another punctuation mark, like a question mark, the single period can both abbreviate the word and end the sentence. Hmmm....I had it at two originally...I think it's time for a poll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 One period, never end a sentence with two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Hmmm....I had it at two originally...I think it's time for a poll! What the **** is your problem?! See how it works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/abbreviations.htm When an abbreviation with a period ends a sentence, that period will suffice to end the sentence: He lives in Washington, D.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/abbreviations.htm Guess that answers that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 It may have actually been faster to use google BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 More than one period is too much for any man to handle! It's bad enough we have to endure them once a month, back to back would be unbearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 It may have actually been faster to use google BTW. I did, but couldn't find a definite answer, for some reason. So I put it here, this place is a pretty good resource. Anyway, the letter got sent out, and the boss said she loved it and was immediately giving me a $3 million dollar raise for my excellent grammar. I'll think of you all while I'm sleeping on my mattress full of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniffler Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 More than one period is too much for any man to handle! It's bad enough we have to endure them once a month, back to back would be unbearable. Not only is that funny as ****, but it also is a great way to remember the grammatical rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I guess I'm the lone guy who said two, the first signifying the abbreviation, and second the end of the sentence ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 I did, but couldn't find a definite answer, for some reason. So I put it here, this place is a pretty good resource.Anyway, the letter got sent out, and the boss said she loved it and was immediately giving me a $3 million dollar raise for my excellent grammar. I'll think of you all while I'm sleeping on my mattress full of cash. We want royalties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacoby6644 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Not that I am an English comp major, but I think the only time you use multiple periods is when using etc... or to denote a pause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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