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One very common and important
punctuation
mark
( .
) looks like
a small, dark circle.
When this mark is
used with
numbers, it's called a point. When it's used
in e-mail and WWW addresses,
it's called a dot. In
other
situations, it's called a
period.
In American English, there
are many common
uses
for the period. One use is for abbreviations.
Here are
some commonly used abbreviations
for
measurements:
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bbl.
c.
doz.
fl. oz.
ft.
gal.
in.
lb.
mi.
min.
oz.
pt.
qt.
sec.
tbsp.,
T.
tsp.,
t.
yd.
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barrel (of oil, for
example)
cup
dozen (12 eggs)
fluid (liquid) ounce
foot
gallon (of gasoline, milk,
etc.)
inch
pound
mile
minute
ounce
pint
quart
second
tablespoon
teaspoon
yard
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Special Notes:
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1.
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The abbreviations above are
normally
used
for both singular and plural forms:
1 bbl. / 100 bbl.
1 gal. / 10 gal.
1 min. / 45 min.
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The abbreviation lb.
(for pound) is from
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The symbol ' is also used for foot
and the
symbol
"
is
also used for inches:
12' 4" = 12 feet, four
inches
3' 8" = three feet, eight
inches
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The symbol # is sometimes used for pound:
110# = 110 lb.
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In the
phrases mpg (miles per gallon) and
mph (miles
per hour), periods
are not used. |
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