Table of Contents
- 1 Do initials have a period at the end?
- 2 When should I add a period?
- 3 Where does the period go in a name?
- 4 Do you put periods at the end of bullet points?
- 5 How do you use bullet points correctly?
- 6 Do you put periods between initials?
- 7 Do you capitalize the first letter of a name?
- 8 How do you write the initials of a last name?
Do initials have a period at the end?
Initials require no periods when someone has come to be known by initials alone (JFK, LBJ, etc.). Mary Jane is MJ. However, formal manuscripts probably need the periods. But if you’re following Chicago, you also want a space between the initials: O. J.
When should I add a period?
Periods
- Rule 1. Use a period at the end of a complete sentence that is a statement.
- Rule 2. If the last item in the sentence is an abbreviation that ends in a period, do not follow it with another period.
- Rule 3. Question marks and exclamation points replace and eliminate periods at the end of a sentence.
How do you punctuate initials?
Punctuation for Abbreviations: Names and Titles Abbreviate names with a single letter followed by a period. If two successive letters are abbreviated, do not include spaces between the periods. If a person’s full name is abbreviated, use only first letters without periods: JFK (John F. Kennedy), LBJ (Lyndon B.
Where does the period go in a name?
A period should be placed after an initial and after most abbreviations.
Do you put periods at the end of bullet points?
Punctuating Bullet Points. Use a period (full stop) after every bullet point that is a sentence (as these bullets do). Use a period after every bullet point that completes the introductory stem. Use no punctuation after bullets that are not sentences and do not complete the stem.
Do you put a full stop at the end of a numbered list?
If the list items are full sentences, start each with a capital letter and end with a full stop (like this list). If the list items are not full sentences, start each with a lower-case letter and place a full stop only at the end of the last item.
How do you use bullet points correctly?
How to use bullet points
- Make sure all items in the list are related to each other.
- Use the same font and margin width in each bulleted point.
- Keep bullet points short, preferably no more than three lines long.
- Begin all items with the same part of speech (active verbs work well) and make sure they are in parallel form.
Do you put periods between initials?
Initials require no periods when someone has come to be known by initials alone (JFK, LBJ, etc.). Mary Jane is MJ. However, formal manuscripts probably need the periods. But if you’re following Chicago, you also want a space between the initials: O. J.
When do you use the period when writing a name?
Hello, Jo! For proper (American) English grammar, you should use the period when you know the initial stands for an actual name (I like to confuse people, as you can tell!). Sometimes, however, the initial actually IS the name. An example (as I’ve been taught, anyway) is former U. S. President Harry S Truman.
Do you capitalize the first letter of a name?
Capitalize the first letter of all names and capitalize all initials. Insert a period after the initial unless the birth or baptismal record does not use a period after the initial. Follow the initial and period (or the stand-alone initial) with a single space, not a double space. A computer notices differences in spacing.
How do you write the initials of a last name?
Herein, how do you write initials of a name? initials in a name When a person uses two initials and a last name, a space should be inserted between the initials. A space also should be inserted between the last initial and the last name. But, no space between two-letter abbreviations (i.e., U.S., P.O.).