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No, it is not necessary to end a sentence with two periods if the sentence ends with an abbreviation like "M.D." One period at the end of the abbreviation is sufficient for proper punctuation.

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Should there be two periods if am is at the end of a sentence?

No, there should not be two periods when "am" is at the end of a sentence. Only one period is needed to end the sentence.


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One period. The period in etc. also functions as the period for the end of the sentence.


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In AP style will the period at the end of 10 p m serve as the end of a sentence punctuation?

One period at the end of a sentence is quite sufficient, even if the period serves two purposes (or perhaps even more). Two periods would be awkward.


If you were ending a sentence with the words US do you have to put two periods or one?

To answer your question. You will have to put TWO periods.


What does it mean when someone only puts two periods at the end of a sentence?

Using two periods at the end of a sentence is typically seen as a typographical error or a casual way of ending the sentence. It doesn't hold any specific meaning like an ellipsis or other punctuation marks.


How does a sentence end when a.m. or p.m. is at the end of the sentence does a period come after p.m. or is it omitted?

If a sentence ends with a.m. or p.m., there is no need for an additional period after the period that is already part of the abbreviation. The period at the end of a.m. or p.m. serves as the ending punctuation for the sentence.


When do you use two periods after a sentence?

Never. When ending a sentence with an abbreviation, a single period will suffice. It does double duty in finishing the abbreviation and the sentence. You may, however, see three periods at the end of a sentence. This is an ellipses. Or, two periods may occur in a sentence that includes a quote. Example: When I heard him say, "I found your luggage.", I cried tears of joy.


If 'etc.' is at the end of a sentence are there 2 periods?

no, there is only one. ================== I can't think of any example where ending a sentence with two periods would be necessary. Not even following the last word in a sentence that is being quoted within parentheses would I expect one to employ two periods. One, I humbly submit, is all that's ever needed. ------------------------- Placing more than one punctuation mark at the end of a sentence is superfluous. It is a rule of punctuation that there be only one form of "end punctuation" to a sentence. Whether the end punctuation be a period, question mark or exclamation point, only one is required. The rule applies also when the punctuation mark appears within parentheses or quotation marks; a second punctuation mark is both unnecessary and inappropriate.