Three errors for your enjoyment/horror:
1. Did you hear about the suspected flub on Wall Street yesterday?
From my paper: "No one was sure what happened, other than automated orders were activated by erroneous trades. One possibility was that a trader accidentally placed an order to sell $16 billion, instead of $16 million, in futures, and that was enough to trigger sell orders across the market."
2. How about this one from the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
From my paper: "Former 'Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus was guest of honor this week at a ceremony in which 'Julia Luis-Dreyfus was presented a star; the star was temporarily fixed for the event, NBCLosAngeles.com reports."
These one came courtesy of Mom and Dad:
3. A Disney boo-boo:
http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2010/05/06/girl-catches-disneys-grammar-error/
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