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Rule "period after abbreviation 'etc.'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	period after abbreviation 'etc.'
Message:	In American English, abbreviations like "etc." require a period.
Category:	American English Style (ID: AMERICAN_ENGLISH_STYLE)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/spelling-etc-or-ect/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Tennis, soccer, baseball, etc are outdoor games. Correction suggestion: etc. I use things like Java, Microsoft, Unix, etc at work. Correction suggestion: etc. Make sure you bring your fishing pole, tackle, bait, etc as we will not make any stops. Correction suggestion: etc. No check engine lights etc? Correction suggestion: etc. Removed the alarm listener and replaced with lights, etc, etc. Correction suggestion: etc.
Correct sentences for comparison:	Process: 4264 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/newrelic-daemon start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) DND_ETC__List1 Device Handlers, etc… root@de1lvapp098p:/etc# ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid Diversity Dick Liebert reported that questions for the ETC survey are currently being developed.
ID:	ETC_PERIOD [1]
Version:	6.7-SNAPSHOT (2025-04-22 22:33:09 +0200)

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