Full Stops (Periods) in Contractions
Only use a full stop (period) at the end of a contraction if its last letter is different to the last letter of the whole word.
Examples:
 Mr (contraction of Mister)
Revd (contraction of Reverend)
Rev. (also a contraction of Reverend)
para. (contraction of paragraph)
paras (contraction of paragraphs)
Dr. (contraction of Doctor; r is the last letter of Dr and Doctor)
para (contraction of paragraph; last letters are different -
full stop required)
The theory is supported by Prof. Munro.
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CONTRACTION?
A contraction is a cut-down version of a word.
 Mr (contraction of Mister)
Revd (contraction of Reverend)
para. (a contraction of paragraph)
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DON'T WORRY
The rule explained on this page is not a hard and fast rule. All contractions used to be followed by full stops. However, nowadays, the rule
outlined on this page is widely accepted.
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