[Replicable Practices] The Costly Comma - Comma quirk irks Rogers

I really enjoy sharing this article with my students. I usually do so right before we begin a section on grammar or whenever students ask me if spelling or grammar mistakes count as deducted marks on their assignments.

 



Comma quirk irks Rogers

GRANT ROBERTSON
From Monday's Globe and Mail
Published Sunday, Aug. 06, 2006 11:30PM EDT
Last updated Monday, Apr. 06, 2009 10:26PM EDT

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. [Full Article]

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