full stop - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • add: When you add a full stop the sentence is spoken.
  • use: For example, Yeats rarely used full stops in his signature, yet they appear in every one given.

Converse of subject

  • separate: If the name is hierarchical, list the parts of the hierarchy from largest to smallest, separated by full stops.
  • follow: Contractions should not be followed by a full stop.

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