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World's Most Expensive (and Profitable) Typos

by Tim Stevens on September 25, 2008 at 04:26 PM



You'd think that fixing a typo would be an easy thing in these days easily-editable digital content. But surprisingly, this is not always the case. And sometimes, it's just too late to do anything about the consequences that result from a particularly bad mistake. In case you don't believe us, check out the list of the worst typos ever, compiled by Typo Buddy, a site dedicated to saving you money by finding misspelled eBay listings.

Our favorites include a misspelling of a word in a New York City Department of Education accounting system that resulted in only half the costs being tracked. The City had to pick up an additional $1.4 million in unexpected expenses! Also, a Japanese trader accidentally sold 610,000 shares of a company at just 1 yen each, instead of 1 share at 610,000 yen, resulting in a loss of $340 million.

There are plenty of others, including how Google got its name -- though hopefully no typos in this post! [From: Typo Buddy]

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