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=== Full stops and spaces ===

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Abbreviations may or may not be closed with a period; a consistent style should be maintained within an article. Standard North American usage is to end all abbreviations with a period ({{xt|Dr. Smith of 42 Drummond St.}}), but in standard British and Australian usage, no stop is used if the abbreviation ends in the last letter of the unabbreviated form ({{xt|Dr Smith of 42 Drummond St}}). This is also common practice in scientific writing. Regardless of punctuation, words that are abbreviated to more than one letter are spaced ({{xt|op. cit.}} not {{~~!xt~~|op.cit.}} or {{~~!xt~~|opcit}}). There are some exceptions: {{xt|PhD}} ~~(see above)~~ for "Philosophiae Doctor"; {{xt|BVetMed}} for "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine".

Abbreviations may or may not be closed with a period; a consistent style should be maintained within an article. Standard North American usage is to end all abbreviations with a period ({{dothis|Dr. Smith of 42 Drummond St.}}), but in standard British and Australian usage, no stop is used if the abbreviation ends in the last letter of the unabbreviated form ({{dothis|Dr Smith of 42 Drummond St}}). This is also common practice in scientific writing. Regardless of punctuation, words that are abbreviated to more than one letter are spaced ({{dothis|op. cit.}} not {{notthis|op.cit.}} or {{notthis|opcit}}). There are some exceptions: {{dothis|PhD}} for "Philosophiae Doctor"; {{dothis|BVetMed}} for "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine".

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 === Full stops and spaces ===
-{{anchor|Periods (full stops) and spaces|reason=Old section name.}}
-Abbreviations may or may not be closed with a period; a consistent style should be maintained within an article. Standard North American usage is to end all abbreviations with a period ({{xt|Dr. Smith of 42&nbsp;Drummond St.}}), but in standard British and Australian usage, no stop is used if the abbreviation ends in the last letter of the unabbreviated form ({{xt|Dr Smith of 42&nbsp;Drummond St}}). This is also common practice in scientific writing. Regardless of punctuation, words that are abbreviated to more than one letter are spaced ({{xt|op.&nbsp;cit.}} not {{!xt|op.cit.}} or {{!xt|opcit}}). There are some exceptions: {{xt|PhD}} (see above) for "Philosophiae Doctor"; {{xt|BVetMed}} for "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine".
+Abbreviations may or may not be closed with a period; a consistent style should be maintained within an article. Standard North American usage is to end all abbreviations with a period ({{dothis|Dr. Smith of 42&nbsp;Drummond St.}}), but in standard British and Australian usage, no stop is used if the abbreviation ends in the last letter of the unabbreviated form ({{dothis|Dr Smith of 42&nbsp;Drummond St}}). This is also common practice in scientific writing. Regardless of punctuation, words that are abbreviated to more than one letter are spaced ({{dothis|op.&nbsp;cit.}} not {{notthis|op.cit.}} or {{notthis|opcit}}). There are some exceptions: {{dothis|PhD}} for "Philosophiae Doctor"; {{dothis|BVetMed}} for "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine".
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