diff --git a/doc/fixes35.0 b/doc/fixes35.0
index a203d3bc5..cdd75913c 100644
--- a/doc/fixes35.0
+++ b/doc/fixes35.0
@@ -845,6 +845,8 @@ very fast hero would sometimes take two consecutive moves with very fast
 when a monster zapped by polymorph drops inventory because of its new form,
 	don't let that same zap hit the dropped item(s)
 entering an untended shop while blind gave an inappropriate message
+engraving feedback about partial text when weapon became too dull to finish
+	was lacking sentence-ending period
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/engrave.c b/src/engrave.c
index 5480fb39c..2efb1251e 100644
--- a/src/engrave.c
+++ b/src/engrave.c
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ doengrave()
 	    if (!maxelen && *sp) {
 		*sp = (char)0;
 		if (multi) nomovemsg = "You cannot write any more.";
-		You("only are able to write \"%s\"", ebuf);
+		You("only are able to write \"%s\".", ebuf);
 	    }
 	}