Dot

The ‘.‘ mark has got three names depending on its use: a dot, a full stop, a point.

A dot

1. In e-mail and web addresses before ‘com’
2. In abbreviations after the last letter and in acronyms after every letter

A point

1. In large numbers between every three digits beginning from the end
2. in the hour between the number of hours and minutes

A full stop

1. at the end of a sentence that is not a question or an exclamation.

A dot

1. in e-mail and web addresses
   • melaname@gmail.com
   • youtube.com
   • facebook.com
2. in abbreviations and acronyms
   • U.S.A.
   • etc.
   • ex.

A point

1. in large numbers except for telephone numbers and the year
   • 1.000.000
   • 5.186.926
   • 3.832.864
2. in the hour
   • 3.30
   • 8.23
   • 9.45

A full stop

1. at the end of a sentence that is not a question or an exclamation
   • I like cats.
   • I hate you.
   • This is it.

1. A dot in web addresses and some abbreviations to separate the elements
2. A point in numbers to separate the thousands, hundreds and unities
3. A full stop finishes a sentence