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Old 12-23-2011, 03:51 AM   #47238
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Generally, abbreviations should be followed by a full stop (Doc., No., para., ed.) unless the abbreviation includes the last letter of the word (paras, eds, Mr). Where a shortened form is an acronym in capital letters, no full stops are required (UN, WHO, EEC, ECHR).
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