Poll time!

[conuly]

[Poll #443670]

Comments

[yadfothgildloc.livejournal.com]

The first could also be a full stop, in addition to a period, in my humble opinion, depending on context.

Also, the " ' " could be a single quote, but then it would need to be paired with another ' like so " ' ' ".

[conuly]

What's the difference between a full stop and a period? I thought that people used one term or another, not both.

[yadfothgildloc.livejournal.com]

In, say, telegraphs, the "." is a full stop. In normal prose or poetry composition, it's a period.

[conuly]

This, I did not know. I was told that Brits say full stop all the time.

[farraige.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've always harboured the notion that it's dialectal. You never here people call it 'period' in this country. Here, 'period' only ever refers to menstrual bleeding or a period of time.