It's called a full stop, damnit. A period is the time between events of a recurring phenomenon. Where did "period" come from to describe a full stop? They're all out to confuse me.
Phrases like "Captain Picard is the best Enterprise captain. Period." got translated into my head as "the history of the Earth can be divided into the Cretaceous, Triassic, Jurassic and Captain Picard is the best Enterprise captain periods."
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It's an American thing...
Phrases like "Captain Picard is the best Enterprise captain. Period." got translated into my head as "the history of the Earth can be divided into the Cretaceous, Triassic, Jurassic and Captain Picard is the best Enterprise captain periods."
And despite that, I still got an A1 in geography.