Yesterday’s Sunday Times has a short article about a typographical error that cost the Irish government more than one million euro. The beneficiaries were two barristers working for the Moriarty Tribunal, which is investigating financial transactions between certain Irish politicians and businessmen.
The same newspaper has an article that begins with a typo, albeit a less expensive one. It appears in both the print and online editions:
“Paracetamol should no longer be sold convenience stores”
I agree. There should be no more shops sold to pharmaceuticals.
The financial effect (in the UK) of poor spelling and grammar is hinted at here.
Sentence first 