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.
The following bulleted statements review the use of other punctuation, such as periods, question marks, exclamation points, dashes, parentheses, and brackets. 1  Use periods to end statements, commands, indirect questions, and polite requests. 2  Use periods to punctuate some abbreviations. See Chapter 16 for specifics.