Period or Full Stop?

[HAL9000]

Since I've been a member of this forum I've seen people use the word "Period" to describe a full stop, never heard that before... I've only ever used Period either to describe menstruation or a small amount of time.

Poll en route.

 

[shiner]

There is nothing more annoying than a Neckbeard, period.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Period is US English. Full stop is UK English. Learn how to use Google.

/thread

 

[Oil]

Dat shit be called a period yo

 

[HAL9000]

Period is US English. Full stop is UK English. Learn how to use Google.

/thread

Did not know that, bizarre I wonder what the etymology of period in this context is. :hmm:

 

[Lifted]

That's one serious warp going on up above.

 

[IronWing]

That's one serious warp going on up above.

Careful, he'll report you.

 

[Lifted]

Careful, he'll report you.

I should report him for a violation of the space-time continuum.

 

[HAL9000]

Careful, he'll report you.

Why? What rule did he break?

 

[MovingTarget]

I've never heard of a "full stop" being used to describe any form of punctuation.

Period, comma, colon, semicolon, exclamation mark, question mark, etc. etc.

 

[HAL9000]

I've never heard of a "full stop" being used to describe any form of punctuation.

Period, comma, colon, semicolon, exclamation mark, question mark, etc. etc.

Fair enough, language differences I suppose. Bizzare.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Multi-post time warp! 😱

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Depends. Normally I use full stop, but I also use period in idioms or where appropriate.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

Exclamation point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LTC8K6]

I have only heard UK folks use "full stop", but I always understood what was meant, even in different contexts.

 

[HAL9000]

Exclamation point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exclamation Mark

 

[Shawn]

Had to google full stop to figure out wtf you were talking about.

 

[RavenSEAL]

I like boobies

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Full stop? Did telegraphs time warp?

 

[HAL9000]

Had to google full stop to figure out wtf you were talking about.

Do you not know what "period" means either as above, because if you do and you have an IQ higher than that of a donkey you could have figured it out.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Had to google full stop to figure out wtf you were talking about.

It shows up in history books, particularly with regards to telegraphs, morse code, and joint operations between US and UK forces in WWII.

But I just kind of assumed it was as outdated in the UK as the telegraph is.

 

[Newbian]

I like boobies

But are they powerful enough to make you do a full stop?

 

[Mike Gayner]

I don't believe that you've never heard the term "period". Both the terms are extremely common here, and both are completely acceptable. I'm pretty sure you're just trolling here.

 

[dighn]

I don't believe that you've never heard the term "period". Both the terms are extremely common here, and both are completely acceptable. I'm pretty sure you're just trolling here.

OP always acts so surprised at common american english, yet he has over 20000 posts on an american forum.

 

[zinfamous]

troll thread is for trolls, Full stop.






...yeah, just doesn't sound like anyone would ever use this phrase that you created from your ass.