"UK" or "U.K."?

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02 Mar 23

vivify

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02 Mar 23

Should the period be included or left out when abbreviating UK, US, etc.?

AverageJoe1

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02 Mar 23

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@vivify said
Should the period be included or left out when abbreviating UK, US, etc.?

Left out. We are not U.S.A.

AverageJoe1

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02 Mar 23

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@vivify said
Should the period be included or left out when abbreviating UK, US, etc.?

Other initialed references such as JFK or SCOTUS, same thing. I just looked up ‘Initialism’ , prob best word that explains first initials. Never heard of it!

shavixmir

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02 Mar 23

@vivify said
Should the period be included or left out when abbreviating UK, US, etc.?

💩hole is often used as well.

AverageJoe1

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02 Mar 23

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@shavixmir said
💩hole is often used as well.

Is that you, Suzianne?

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03 Mar 23

@averagejoe1 said
Is that you, Suzianne?

Only on weekends at the drag show.

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03 Mar 23

@averagejoe1 said
Is that you, Suzianne?

Where in the hell is this coming from?

kevcvs57

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03 Mar 23

@vivify said
Should the period be included or left out when abbreviating UK, US, etc.?

Why would there be a period between the two words does United Airlines have one. My gramma is pure 💩 so I actually have no idea but I’ll probably never include what I deem to be a superfluous period.

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03 Mar 23

@suzianne said
Where in the hell is this coming from?

Left field. Way out in left field.

😆

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03 Mar 23

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@vivify said
Should the period be included or left out when abbreviating UK, US, etc.?

Scuba, POTUS, etc. if you speak it as if a word. U.K., U.S.A. etc. if you spell out the letters, “you Kay” (no one pronounces it “uk” rhymes with “puck” ).

Courtesy of the grammar Stasi.

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03 Mar 23

@moonbus said
Scuba, POTUS, etc. if you speak it as if a word. U.K., U.S.A. etc. if you spell out the letters, “you Kay” (no one pronounces it “uk” rhymes with “puck” ).

Courtesy of the grammar Stasi.

Thanx, much appreciated.

AverageJoe1

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03 Mar 23

@suzianne said
Where in the hell is this coming from?

Dig down deep, find humor. You can do it. And please take marauder down there with you.😝🤣

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03 Mar 23

@vivify said
Thanx, much appreciated.

Ta.