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Question about initials

Post 1

Leo


Do we dot after initials? As in:

J Haydn

or

J. Haydn

I think not, but couldn't find it in the style guide. (I can never find these things when I look for them.)


Question about initials

Post 2

Leo


also, shouldn't the 'subbies' in the title of this place have a possessive apostrophe somewhere?


Question about initials

Post 3

Trin Tragula

Question one - no, no dots. You're right, it is in the style guide somewhere, but I'm not going looking for it right now smiley - yawn ... it's one of the few bits I can remember with any reliability smiley - biggrin

Question two - *cough* Matt! Matt! Leo's picking on your punctuation! smiley - evilgrin


Question about initials

Post 4

Leo

smiley - ok Thanks. Entry returned. smiley - biggrin


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