i'm in the uk and haven't got a clue what the hell you mean by it.
2007-11-23 21:21:40 · 16 answers · asked by pullthetrigger 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In the UK, in similar circumstances, we'd say 'full stop', as in, 'We're not going to visit your auntie Madge, full stop.'
2007-11-23 21:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by kinning_park 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for emphasis
American English spoken
used to emphasize that you have made a decision and that you do not want to discuss the subject any more [= full stop!]:
I'm not going, period!
Other meanings:
1. length of time
a particular length of time with a beginning and an end:
Tomorrow's weather will be dry with sunny periods.
period of
His playing improved in a very short period of time.
a brief period of silence
The drug was tested over a five-week period.
They adopted the system for a trial period (=time in which something is tested to see if it works well).
2.life/history
a particular time in someone's life or in history:
the conflict of the Cold War period
Van Gogh's early period
the Jurassic period
the behaviour of children during the period of adolescence
3.blood
the flow of blood that comes from a woman's body each month [ menstrual period]:
I was twelve years old when I started my periods.
4. mark
American English
the mark (.), used in of writing to show the end of a sentence or of an abbreviation [= full stop British English]
5. school
one of the equal parts that the school day is divided into [= lesson British English]
What class do you have first period?
period of
a double period of Science
6. sports
one of the equal parts that a game is divided into in a sport such as ice hockey:
The Bruins scored twice in the first period.
2007-11-23 22:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Media 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually one of those bad linguistic habits that unfortunately, caught on.
It's a way forestalling any debate on what you just said. It is literaly refering to the period at the end of the sentence.
As if to say I've stated this and this is the way it is, and I'm ending any debate.It's not correct English, but it works.
That's why it caught on.
2007-11-23 21:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by sharkeysports 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that the poor old yanks bastardise the English language when we say full stop that's what these thick yanks call period its like trash can instead of bin its like side walk instead of pavement its like the alley way instead of the back entries they may as well say mo am instead of mum oh i forgot they do any way have a nice day now Der ya here or enjoy the rest of your day in English
2007-11-23 21:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Full stop. End of story. I am not American but I know that is what it means.
2007-11-23 21:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by zakiit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an analogy to the dot at the end. It means do not continue. It's over.
2007-11-23 21:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by Resonance Structure 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has hit the nail on the head with, "full stop", "end of story" etcetera - my prefered tranlation is, they are going to "shut up" now, which is nice...
2007-11-24 01:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by rhqman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means absolutely certain and that's all there is to it. It also gives emphasis to whatever the sentence is.
2007-11-23 21:29:50 · answer #8 · answered by gyrlingreen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Period means full stop. Like thats it, no more , finished what i am saying , no more discussion, next step war (if there a weaker power than the US anyway).
2007-11-23 21:26:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
A strong end of subject or discussion.
2007-11-23 21:31:14 · answer #10 · answered by texasgieko 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋