To do a warm compress all you need to do is: 1  Take a clean and soft cloth and dip it in hot water. 2  Ensure the water is not too hot but a little more than warm. 3  Rinse the cloth. 4  Hold this warm cloth gently over your childâs sty for about five to ten minutes, depending on how comfortable your child is. 5  Do this a few times a day.
Rule #2: When abbreviating academic degrees and professional designations, use a period between each letter or element in the abbreviation. No internal spaces are necessary.
When an abbreviation appears at the end of a sentence, a single period serves both to mark the abbreviation and to close the sentence. See Examples and Observations below. Also see: 1  10 Tips for Using Abbreviations in Formal Writing.2  Acronym. 3  Backronym. 4  Commonly Confused Latin Abbreviations in English.he abbreviated form of the word abbreviation is abbr .--or, less commonly, abbrv. or abbrev. In American English, many abbreviations are followed by a period (Dr., Ms.).