• Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip
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      4 days ago

      Yes, Brits call periods “full stops” and quotation makes “inverted commas”. So, complete insanity.

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        4 days ago

        … do periods or full stops function differently? or are they just different names for the same thing?

        inverted commas is an “older” phrasing to me, i havent heard that since school years ago

        (Im british).

    • Etterra@discuss.online
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      4 days ago

      There’s some slight variations and they’re inconsistent. That’s what makes them exciting.