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I thought the rule was simple: that if the abbreviation is formed by the elision of letters within the word, there is no ".": if it's formed by missing letters off the end, then you do use a "." (Just don'task what happens if you do both.)
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dr rav 01/21/03 05:27 PM Re: dr wentworth 01/21/03 05:36 PM Re: dr Faldage 01/21/03 05:42 PM Re: dr Wordwind 01/21/03 06:04 PM Re: dr wwh 01/21/03 06:17 PM Re: Dr or Dr. wwh 01/21/03 06:20 PM Re: dr Faldage 01/21/03 06:33 PM Re: dr wwh 01/21/03 06:54 PM Re: dr Faldage 01/21/03 07:23 PM Re: dr wwh 01/21/03 07:43 PM Re: dr AnnaStrophic 01/21/03 11:25 PM Re: dr rav 01/22/03 01:55 PM Re: dr TheFallibleFiend 01/21/03 09:43 PM Re: dr johnjohn 01/21/03 11:25 PM Re: dr wwh 01/22/03 01:34 AM Re: dr Faldage 01/22/03 11:05 AM The RhubarbCommando speaks out for Britain. RhubarbCommando 01/22/03 12:24 PM Re: dr boronia 01/22/03 02:03 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 01/22/03 02:10 PM Re: dr rkay 01/23/03 09:19 AM Re: dr Capfka 01/23/03 11:19 AM Re: dr Bean 01/22/03 02:55 PM Re: dr TheFallibleFiend 01/22/03 03:14 PM Re: dr Bean 01/22/03 04:05 PM Re: dr TheFallibleFiend 01/22/03 07:02 PM Re: dr Faldage 01/22/03 07:32 PM Re: dr TheFallibleFiend 01/22/03 08:23 PM Re: dr Faldage 01/22/03 08:29 PM Re: dr Bean 01/23/03 11:34 AM math emanuela 01/28/03 04:54 PM answer emanuela 01/28/03 04:55 PM Re: answer Faldage 01/28/03 06:38 PM Re: answer wwh 01/28/03 06:46 PM Re: answer Faldage 01/28/03 07:08 PM Re: answer wwh 01/28/03 07:45 PM Re: answer Faldage 01/28/03 07:53 PM Re: answer Alex Williams 01/28/03 10:38 PM Re: answer Bean 01/28/03 11:46 PM Re: answer tsuwm 01/29/03 12:11 AM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 01/29/03 12:16 AM e Alex Williams 01/29/03 02:04 AM Re: e Faldage 01/29/03 11:05 AM Re: e Bean 01/29/03 11:10 AM Re: e Bean 01/29/03 11:14 AM Re: e TheFallibleFiend 01/29/03 11:50 AM Re: e Alex Williams 01/29/03 01:48 PM Re: e TheFallibleFiend 01/29/03 02:10 PM Re: e Faldage 01/29/03 02:36 PM Re: e Bean 01/29/03 02:49 PM Re: one = non-one tsuwm 01/29/03 02:58 PM Re: one = non-one Bean 01/29/03 03:12 PM Re: e Faldage 01/29/03 03:16 PM Re: e Bean 01/29/03 03:54 PM Re: e Alex Williams 01/29/03 04:13 PM Re: e tsuwm 01/29/03 04:18 PM Re: e Faldage 01/29/03 04:33 PM Re: e Alex Williams 01/29/03 05:04 PM Re: e Buffalo Shrdlu 01/29/03 05:32 PM Re: e Alex Williams 01/29/03 06:04 PM Re: e Faldage 01/29/03 06:06 PM infinity emanuela 01/30/03 06:36 AM Re: infinity Alex Williams 01/30/03 10:40 AM Re: infinity Bean 01/30/03 11:24 AM Re: numbers real and rational Faldage 01/30/03 12:03 PM Re: numbers real and rational Alex Williams 01/30/03 01:01 PM Re: numbers real and rational emanuela 01/30/03 01:56 PM Re: numbers real and rational Faldage 01/30/03 02:00 PM . Alex Williams 01/30/03 03:22 PM Re: . Faldage 01/30/03 03:31 PM Re: e Bean 01/29/03 04:32 PM Re: e Bean 01/29/03 02:45 PM math is not an exact science wofahulicodoc 01/30/03 03:31 PM numbers emanuela 01/30/03 04:54 PM Re: math Faldage 01/28/03 05:15 PM Re: math wwh 01/28/03 06:00 PM Re: math musick 01/28/03 06:16 PM parallel lines emanuela 01/29/03 01:31 PM 0,99999..... emanuela 01/29/03 01:17 PM Re: dr vika 01/28/03 04:42 PM Re: dr rav 01/22/03 08:51 PM Re: dr modestgoddess 01/23/03 08:32 PM Re: dr Faldage 01/23/03 08:40 PM Re: dr modestgoddess 01/23/03 08:44 PM Re: dr Bean 01/24/03 12:09 AM Re: dr Capfka 01/24/03 08:46 PM Re: dr Faldage 01/27/03 07:56 PM Re: dr AnnaStrophic 01/27/03 07:58 PM Re: duhing … and three dots Faldage 01/27/03 08:08 PM Re: duhing … and three dots wwh 01/27/03 08:15 PM Re: duhing … and three dots Faldage 01/27/03 08:18 PM Re: dr tsuwm 01/27/03 08:04 PM
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