A 'Buffet' of Buffet: Benzinga's Biggest Pet Peeve

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Everybody makes mistakes. But can you imagine incorrectly spelling the name of one of the biggest and most respected businesspeople in America, not once, but at least hundreds of times?

From Wikipedia:
Warren Edward Buffett
(/ˈbʌfɨt/; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th century.

From The Free Dictionary:
buffetn.
(pronounced BUFF-AY) 1. A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.

See the difference? What Benzinga's captured here is one of our biggest pet peeves and the perpetrators will surprise you. Some of the most respected newspapers, magazines and financial outlets on the Internet have continually mispelled the
Berkshire HathawayBRK
CEO's name, even those with teams of editors at their disposal. Prepare yourselves and get ready to cringe!
A special thank you to www.buffetwatch.tumblr.com for providing some material for this piece!
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