A period (full point) is a dot within the sentence, while a full stop is a dot at the end of a sentence. In the 19th-century [1], this terminology was used on b

A period (full point) is a dot within the sentence, while a full stop is a dot at the end of a sentence. In the 19th-century [1], this terminology was used on both sides of the pond. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop#Medieval_Latin_and_modern_English_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop#Medieval_Latin_and_m...