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Can you ever have a question mark after a full-stop/period?

Imagine that Q.N. is the name of a secret society, and people just call it Q.N. Which one of the following is correct?

What time are you going to Q.N.? What time are you going to Q.N? I feel that the second is correct, but for some reason the first one is speaking to me as well. Any advice would be appreciated?

MoniqueH
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    There's no period as far as the terminal punctuation is concerned: "Q.N." is a single entity and is to be treated as such, the periods are an integral part of the abbreviation. Ergo, you do need them before the question mark, or anywhere else. – Kris Jun 11 '16 at 06:15

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Do not eliminate the period before a question mark. It doesn't make any sense to remove it in this instance.

Therefore, this is correct:

"What time are you going to Q.N.?"

You, do, however, collapse periods at the end of a sentence: "I love the U.S.A." not "I love the U.S.A.."

I searched through my AP Stylebook for a reference, but I didn't find anything, so common sense rules.

Azor Ahai -him-
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  • "You, do, however, collapse periods at the end of a declarative/imperative sentence." – Kris Jun 11 '16 at 13:21