Hi, Ardith Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 15.07.2021 01:09


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AK>  In the Russian language we have the rule that no additional
AK>  full stop is put at the end of the sentence where the last
AK>  word is a shorten word with a period.
               |shortened


          Ah.  I follow patterns, not rules... but this makes sense to
me.  The period can do double duty at the end of a sentence.  In E_T we
often talk about spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.  And I use the
traditional double space at the end of a sentence to reinforce the idea
that I've come to a full stop.
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I thought for a long time what had you meant by "double space at the end
of a sentence" because my qouter removes double spaces. ;-)

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 AK>> In the Russian language we have the rule that no additional full
 AK>> stop is put at the end of the sentence where the last word is a
 AK>> shorten word with a period.
 AH> |shortened

 AH> Ah. I follow patterns, not rules... but this makes sense to me. The
 AH> period can do double duty at the end of a sentence. In E_T we often
 AH> talk about spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc. And I use the
 AH> traditional double space at the end of a sentence to reinforce the
 AH> idea that I've come to a full stop.
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Bye, Ardith!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2021

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