Is this correct?- 'This Organisation is S.H.I.E.L.D..'

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'This Organisation is S.H.I.E.L.D..'




Note the 2 dots that I put there after 'D'. What I meant was the first dot would indicate full form of 'D' & second dot the full stop.










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    is this correct?




    'This Organisation is S.H.I.E.L.D..'




    Note the 2 dots that I put there after 'D'. What I meant was the first dot would indicate full form of 'D' & second dot the full stop.










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      is this correct?




      'This Organisation is S.H.I.E.L.D..'




      Note the 2 dots that I put there after 'D'. What I meant was the first dot would indicate full form of 'D' & second dot the full stop.










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      is this correct?




      'This Organisation is S.H.I.E.L.D..'




      Note the 2 dots that I put there after 'D'. What I meant was the first dot would indicate full form of 'D' & second dot the full stop.







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          No, all the style guides I checked say to only use a single period:




          Q: If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, should I insert another period to mark the end of the sentence?



          A: No. A sentence should never have two periods at the end. If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, do not add an additional period:




          She explained the rules for periods, commas, semicolons, etc.




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            No, all the style guides I checked say to only use a single period:




            Q: If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, should I insert another period to mark the end of the sentence?



            A: No. A sentence should never have two periods at the end. If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, do not add an additional period:




            She explained the rules for periods, commas, semicolons, etc.




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              No, all the style guides I checked say to only use a single period:




              Q: If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, should I insert another period to mark the end of the sentence?



              A: No. A sentence should never have two periods at the end. If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, do not add an additional period:




              She explained the rules for periods, commas, semicolons, etc.




              Ask the MLA







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                No, all the style guides I checked say to only use a single period:




                Q: If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, should I insert another period to mark the end of the sentence?



                A: No. A sentence should never have two periods at the end. If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, do not add an additional period:




                She explained the rules for periods, commas, semicolons, etc.




                Ask the MLA







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                No, all the style guides I checked say to only use a single period:




                Q: If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, should I insert another period to mark the end of the sentence?



                A: No. A sentence should never have two periods at the end. If a sentence ends with an abbreviation followed by a period, do not add an additional period:




                She explained the rules for periods, commas, semicolons, etc.




                Ask the MLA








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