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Hi, Anton Shepelev! -> Ardith Hinton
I read your message from 02.07.2021 13:54

 AH>> While many sources regard "period" & "full stop" as synonymous,
 AH>> BTW, my inclination is to think of a period as a punctuation mark
 AH>> (.) which is used in various ways but may be called a "full stop"
 AH>> at the end of a sentence.

 AS> This distiction between the punctuation character and one of its
 AS> functions is very useful, do hold on fast to it.

 AH>> I'm very careful to make such distinctions in my own writing.

 AS> I wish I did, too. We must strive to use words that best express
 AS> the tints, shades, and nuaces of our intended meaning, lest we lose
 AS> those fine niceties -- first from our thoughts, and then from our
 AS> language.

I imagine how Anton, full of energy, sits in the library reading thick English
books. Great!  ;-)
--nuances

Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2021
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