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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Mr or Mr., St or St., N or N.?

Hi there. I've looked through a lot of forums on the internet and still haven't found an exact answer. I'm from Australia and I need to know, when do you add a full stop to an abbreviation. Is it Mr or Mr., Mrs or Mrs., St or St. (for street, or is it saint!), N or N. (as in abbreviation for north), vs or vs., pm or p.m.? I'm so stuck! I've been writing my essays differently every time! I have seen that American English (AmE) use full stops more often that British English (BrE), but I just need a straight answer! Please help!


Cheers, Ethan.

  

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I've looked through a lot of forums on the internet and still haven't found an exact answer.

I'm afraid you're not going to get one here, either.

I've been writing my essays differently every time!

That's the worst thing you can do! You must be consistent.

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Hi there,

I have read a lot of forums on the internet and cannot find a straight answer to this question: when do you use full stops/periods on abbreviations? For example, is it Mr. or Mr, Mrs. or Mrs, Dr. or Dr, St. or St, N. or N., vs. or vs, a.m. or am, etc. or etc!

I have read that British English and American English is different. I live in Australia, but I'm not sure what typ

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ethanwhite07I have read a lot of forums on the internet and cannot find a straight answer to this question:

There is none. As you said, different Englishes have different habits.

ethanwhite07I need to write a report and keep changing it up. I just need a straight answer!

Ask your teacher which form s/he wishes you

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