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Commagate: One misplaced comma = $2mil+

The editor in me finds this hilarious:

TORONTO—It could be the most costly piece of punctuation in Canada.

A grammatical blunder may force Rogers Communications Inc. to pay an extra $2.13 million to use utility poles in the Maritimes after the placement of a comma in a contract permitted the deal’s cancellation.

The full scoop, including the passage of text with the extra comma, is available at the Fort Frances Times Online.

Comments

  • Sara August 31st, 2006 at 4:48 pm

    so what you are trying to say is grammar and punctuation are important who knew it always seemed like silly things to learn i think i mostly slept through those classes