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When do we use full stops after abbreviations?



 
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When do we use full stops after abbreviations? Wed Aug 02, 2006 16:18 pm  When do we use full stops after abbreviations?		  
Hi everybody,

The right abbreviation for "versus" is:

vs.

or:

vs

Thanks
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Abbreviation Wed Aug 02, 2006 16:22 pm  Abbreviation		  
Hi,

The general rule about the full stop is that it's not needed when the last letter of the full word is the same as in the abbreviation - doctor -Dr

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