Period vs. Point vs. Dot























Normally, learners of the English language get confused about what to call this punctuation sign "." in English. It happens because this punctuation sign can be called three different names: period, point, or dot. These names depend on the characteristic of what you are saying. Let's see the difference among these names:

Period: this is used in literature and general writing
E.g. "Mary is nice.", you say: May is nice (period)

Point: this is used in mathematics to describe decimals
E.g. "5.99", you say: five (point) ninety-nine, or five (point) nine nine

Dot: this is used for computers terms, or art pattern
E.g. "mary@gmail.com", you say: mary (at) gmail (dot) com

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