punctuation - How to deal with abbreviations at the end of a question?


In a sentence like



Should we host them on imgur et cetera?



where I want to abbreviate the "et cetera", what is the correct punctuation? Using a period after the "etc." like mid sentence usages seems wrong as it looks like a full stop when I read it.



Should we host them on imgur etc.?



Or is this the correct usage?



Answer



Yes, it is acceptable to use a question mark immediately after an abbreviation ending in a period.



In the case of an interrogative or exclamatory sentence ending with an abbreviation, a question or exclamation mark can still be added (e.g., Are you Gabriel Gama, Jr.?).



From Wikipedia.


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