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Please pardon me if this is an ignorant question. I note that I can create an expansion string like dtme,, but not dtme..

That is, my text expansion string can terminate with a double comma but not with a double period. Is there a reason why I cannot terminate a text expansion string with a double period?

In this example, I have the text expansion phrase dtme,, which must expand to the substitution phrase %A_Now% GB:
and is set to trigger immediately. It works fine with dtme,, but not with dtme..

The period (or a full stop) is one of the default ending characters which trigger the substitution. If you wish, you can remove the period from the list of ending characters in Preferences/Text Expander.

I see. But , is also in the list of default ending characters and a double comma works fine. My question was more about me wanting to understand FastKeys better rather than to fill a need. I can use ,, instead of .. But I was just curious to know why ,, works but .. doesn't. Your answer doesn't seem to explain it. And removing . from the list made no difference to this FastKeys behaviour.

Sorry, you are right, this is not related to ending characters. Both should work with simple text expansion.
However when "Display suggestions as you type" option is enabled in Preferences/Text Expander, the period resets the recognition of the entered word. Is this your case?

Yes, that is the case. Display suggestions as you type is enabled. Thank you very much - your explanation makes it clear now.