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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?

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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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    Am I the only person who got to the end of this quote and started considering how many times I could nest examples to get lots of punctuation validly adjacent at the end of a sentence? This could be a fun contest! ^_^ – Scivitri Apr 04 '11 at 23:28
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    Let's see it, then. – HaL Apr 05 '11 at 01:22
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    @Scivitri You mean validly adjacent punctuation like in Hal's quote above stating "In the case of an interrogative of exclamatory sentence ending with an abbreviation, a question or exclamation mark can still be added (e.g., Are you Gabriel Gama, Jr.?)."? :-D (I can't comment yet...) –  Sep 29 '16 at 18:38