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	In the UK that's true, but in the US, abbreviations (such as "Mr." or "Dr.") are always followed by a period, at least conventionally. Of course, with increasing internationalization, many of the traditional US rules are starting to shift in practice to the UK variants that make sense (and vice versa). Logical punctuation comes to mind, for example, which even the American-based Wikipedia has made standard. more » 3 months ago	View

In the UK that's true, but in the US, abbreviations (such as "Mr." or "Dr.") are always followed by a period, at least conventionally. Of course, with increasing internationalization, many of the traditional US rules are starting to shift in practice to the UK variants that make sense (and vice versa). Logical punctuation comes to mind, for example, which even the American-based Wikipedia has made standard. more »

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