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.
Yes, you do use a period. The reason for using the period is to indicate that it is an abbreviation, not a word. For example, cat is a four legged animal while cat. is catalogâ¦. The exception is the two letter US Postal abbreviations or compass points (N, SW, etc.), no periods are used. 1 person found this useful.