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ESLPod_0743_WE_1161 Writing a Story In this podcast, the term "period" refers to something belonging to a past historical time: "This store has a lot of period furniture from the 1700s and 1800s." A "period" is more often used to mean a length of time: "The economy in the southern United States was very poor in the period after the Civil War." A "period" is also the name of the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation: "Instead of a period, let's put an exclamation point at the end of this line in the dialogue." Or, "There should be periods after the initials in his name, like this: J.R." Finally, people often use the word "period" for emphasis at the end of a statement, usually indicating that one's opinion will not change: "Dad said there was no way he would allow us to go to the dance. Period."

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ESLPod 743 period Entertainment + Sports

Id	ESLPod_0743_WE_1161
Episode Id	ESLPod 743
Episode Title	Writing a Story
Phrase	period
Text	In this podcast, the term "period" refers to something belonging to a past historical time: "This store has a lot of period furniture from the 1700s and 1800s." A "period" is more often used to mean a length of time: "The economy in the southern United States was very poor in the period after the Civil War." A "period" is also the name of the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation: "Instead of a period, let's put an exclamation point at the end of this line in the dialogue." Or, "There should be periods after the initials in his name, like this: J.R." Finally, people often use the word "period" for emphasis at the end of a statement, usually indicating that one's opinion will not change: "Dad said there was no way he would allow us to go to the dance. Period."
Topics	Entertainment + Sports

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