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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 … 9 10 dr #92763 01/21/03 05:27 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow R rav OP member OP rav member R Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow why do you always give a dot after dr? is it a rule? O_o Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92764 01/21/03 05:36 PM Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5 Chicago area, IL W wentworth stranger wentworth stranger W Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5 Chicago area, IL Although technically speaking, Dr. is a contraction of Doctor, and as a contraction would not merit a period at the end, in American English we treat them (Dr., Mr., and a few others) as if they were abbreviations, which do call for a period at the end. Other English-speaking nations forego the period at the end with no loss of understanding. Probably historical reasons for all of this. davy jones davy jones Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92765 01/21/03 05:42 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 So if it's a contraction how come it isn't D'r? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92766 01/21/03 06:04 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... So if it's a contraction how come it isn't D'r? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92767 01/21/03 06:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Here's what my dictionary gives for dr: dr 1 debit 2 debtor 3 drachma(s) 4 dram(s) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Dr or Dr. #92768 01/21/03 06:20 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dr or Dr. 1 Doctor 2 Drive Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92769 01/21/03 06:33 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Way I heard it, Brits and some others don't end an abbreviation with the symbol shown as . if the abbreviation ends with the same letter as the unabbreviated form. This is a little too subtle for USns. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92770 01/21/03 06:54 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: Full stop? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92771 01/21/03 07:23 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I know it's a full stop when it fully stops a sentence, wasn't sure if they still call it that when it's stopping an abbreviation. Doesn't seem like that's quite full. Just sort of a partial stop or a hesitation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dr #92772 01/21/03 07:43 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I just discovered that my dictionary has "stop" divided into three parts, The ninth definition is second part is: 9 [Chiefly Brit.] to insert punctuation marks in So, what are commas, colons, and semi-colons in UK? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 … 9 10 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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