Extra comma costs loser $2.13 million. A costly piece of punctuation. Can you find the error?
The placement of a comma in a contract permitted a deal’s cancellation.
“The agreement shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date it is made, and thereafter for successive five year terms, unless and until terminated by one year prior notice in writing by either party”.
via Sellsius.
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