dot/full stop/point (comma) = punto
For your reference, there are three common ways to translate punto.
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How we say it |
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dot |
www dot bbc dot co dot uk |
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i j |
Two letters have a dot over them: i and j |
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full stop |
This sentence has a full stop at the end. |
We use a full stop (or period in US English) at the end of a sentence. |
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point |
3.56 |
three point five six (note: not three point *fifty-six*!). |
We can say full stop (or period in US English) in a similar way to the Italian expression punto e basta. For example:
✓ I’m not coming, full stop!
Non vengo, punto e basta!
Note also the expression dot dot dot, which is like the Italian puntini puntini (puntini).
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