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The hyphen/hyphen-minus ( ‐ ) is used:
The hyphen/hyphen-minus ( ‐ ) is used:
1. as a line continuation when a word is broken across two lines;
 
1. as a line continuation when a word is broken across two lines.
 
2. to apply a prefix to a word for which there is no canonical compound word;
2. to apply a prefix to a word for which there is no canonical compound word;


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'''Period/full stop/full point'''
'''Period/full stop/full point'''


The character known as the period/full stop/full point ( . ) serves multiple purposes. It is used to mark the end of a sentence, to indicate abbreviation, including of names as initials, as well as a separation marker when listing things with numbers "1. 2. 3.".
The character known as the period/full stop/full point ( . ) serves multiple purposes. It is used to mark the end of a sentence, to indicate abbreviation, including of names as initials, as well as a separation marker when listing things with numbers e.g. "1. 2. 3.".