Omission of sentence-ending punctuation with abbreviations

[frogboxer]

I've noticed that, especially in the UK, sentences don't end in terminal punctuation when sentence-ending abbreviations are used:


Examples


• She bought pens, pencils, paper, etc


• Attending the meeting will be John Doe, Jane Doe, et al


Is it correct to omit the sentence-ending punctuation in these?


Thanks

 

[Rover_KE]

No, it isn't.

It's mandatory to end every sentence with a punctuation mark.

Rover

 

[Tdol]

Could you cite some examples of this, excluding typos on the web, please?