Period or Full Stop?

[FoBoT]

isn't full stop redundant

 

[HAL9000]

So if it's a full stop why would the writing continue after it in any way? Seems more like a partial stop to me...unlike a period, end of sentence

A full stop (British, New Zealand and Australian English) or period (American English and Canadian English)[1] is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of sentences. In the 21st century, it is sometimes called a dot.[2] In conversation, as opposed to linguistics, the term is often used to mean "the end of the matter." (For example, "We are calling a full stop to discussions on this subject.")

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop

 

[busydude]

OP, are you a moron?

You've never heard it.. because you live on the other side of the North Atlantic.

 

[HAL9000]

OP, are you a moron?

You've never heard it.. because you live on the other side of the North Atlantic.

I realise that's why I've never heard of it, I was just curious to know if it was widespread in the US of A, or if just the couple of people I had noticed on here used it. Didn't know. Now I know.

 

[alien42]

full stop, like cricket, is yet another scourge of the British Empire

 

[HAL9000]

full stop, like cricket, is yet another scourge of the British Empire

Technically so is the USA.

 

[corwin]

A full stop (British, New Zealand and Australian English) or period (American English and Canadian English)[1] is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of sentences. In the 21st century, it is sometimes called a dot.[2] In conversation, as opposed to linguistics, the term is often used to mean "the end of the matter." (For example, "We are calling a full stop to discussions on this subject.")

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop

Which is why it seems stupid to use that phrase in place of a period...period is end of sentence not the end of the matter...unless it's the last sentence

Technically so is the USA.

You're still jealous, it's ok, we're awesome

 

[FoBoT]

oh, you mean a dot
i know what a dot is, ascii 46

 

[HAL9000]

Which is why it seems stupid to use that phrase in place of a period...period is end of sentence not the end of the matter...unless it's the last sentence


You're still jealous, it's ok, we're awesome

You smile a lot, I like it.

I'm not a fan of periods. Menstruation isn't a brilliant thing.

 

[alien42]

Technically so is the USA.

sorry, but we squashed that before such atrocities as cricket or full stop could even plant a foot on the ground.

 

[HAL9000]

sorry, but we squashed that before such atrocities as cricket or full stop could even plant a foot on the ground.

Rounders made it

 

[D1gger]

Interrobang for the win. ‽

 

[SlitheryDee]

So brits call the little dot at the end of a sentence a "full stop"?

Huh...

 

[alien42]

Rounders made it

it's baseball, you can't even get that correct.

 

[Tencntraze]

Still the only person on my block list, still the only person worth it

 

[HAL9000]

So brits call the little dot at the end of a sentence a "full stop"?

Huh...

Yep

 

[Crono]

Weird that the OP didn't know this.

I knew full stops = periods, and I don't frequent British/UK forums.
You would think someone with a decent amount of exposure to the American culture would know that "period" can refer to the grammatical symbol.

 

[HAL9000]

Weird that the OP didn't know this.

I knew full stops = periods, and I don't frequent British/UK forums.
You would think someone with a decent amount of exposure to the American culture would know that "period" can refer to the grammatical symbol.

Yeah I've seen it in that context in the forum a few times, as I said in the OP, hence the thread, I don't know what other exposure you're referring to outside the forums I don't really have any exposure to American grammar.

 

[Jaskalas]

Since I've been a member of this forum I've seen people use the word "Period" to describe a full stop, never heard that before... I've only ever used Period either to describe menstruation or a small amount of time.

Poll en route.

Your OP does not give the me slightest bit of clue as to WTF the subject is.

Reading the replies got me to thinking punctuation, which case of course a single dot is a period.

 

[ElFenix]

Rounders made it

no, it didn't. baseball did. the first historical reference to either game is to 'baseball.'

 

[HAL9000]

Your OP does not give the me slightest bit of clue as to WTF the subject is.

Reading the replies got me to thinking punctuation, which case of course a single dot is a period.

People are constantly telling me to google it if I'm confused, so if you didn't know what a full stop was from the OP, then google it.

 

[actuarial]

I always used both, but thought that full stop referred to ending a paragraph or going to the next line. I never realized they referenced the same punctuation.

 

[Perknose]

isn't full stop redundant

Technically, yeah, bur so is "close proximity," or, as I call it, "near nearness," and everyone and his sister uses that . . . idiom?

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Did not know that, bizarre I wonder what the etymology of period in this context is. :hmm:

Sigh... I thought that everyone knew that. I certainly did.

 

[Perknose]

Did not know that, bizarre I wonder what the etymology of period in this context is. :hmm:

Sigh... I thought that everyone knew that. I certainly did.

I didn't, and frankly, I kinda' doubt you knew the etymology of "period" as it relates to its use for that dot at the end of sentences in grammar, either.

Here it is:

From the Greek for "going round", "circuit", "revolution". Originally used to designate the cycle between the Olympic games.