Answer: Using Punctuation with Abbreviations

[chomiji]

starwatcher307 asked us "How do you punctuate with abbreviations?"

One of the first things to get out of the way on this issue is whether you want to use periods (British usage: full stops) in your abbreviations. For a discussion about how to decide whether to use periods in an abbreviation, see our earlier article.

If the abbreviation in

Comments

[ldymusyc]

Ooooh, this is a good one. I'll sit and stare at my punctuation from time to time. Rules tell me there should be the abbreviation's period PLUS the sentence's period, but aesthetics tells me that's horrible. :)