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 Period

The period ( . ) is used to

a) indicate the end of a declarative sentence. 

b) indicate abbreviations.  

Examples   Mr.   Mrs.   St.   lb.   oz. 


c) indicate a decimal point. As such, it appears in numbers and financial notations.  

Examples
45.7% of the population drinks Coke or Pepsi. 
That umbrella costs $6.99. 


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