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Another example of the reviewer's carelessness is the obvious misunderstanding of the character of "Patty." Krause writes that Jennifer Joss has mistakenly portrayed Patty as "a shallow, bubbly, valley girl" when she should be an "irritating tomboy." In fact, it is Krause who is mistaken. The character of "Patty" in the musical is based on Schultz's earlier and entirely different character of "Patty," not on the more recent comic strip character, "Peppermint Patty...
Thompson's scholarship addresses questions of concern to public officials, suchas whether one should carry out a mistaken policyof a president one serves, Putnam said...
...Hemingway, you probably know too much about already. The strengths of this very pleasant book lie in its private perspective on the lives of the men and women we know only as images in films. It is fascinating to know, for example, that Ralph Richardson was obsessed with being mistaken for John Gielgud, and that he once without warning socked Guinness in the jaw. "Who can one hit," he shouted, "if not one's friends...
...Gooden's kind of confidence inexplicable. By Johnson's calculations, "Dwight's already got more command than any pitcher I ever saw." Off the field, absently tapping his drums or vaguely thinking of marriage, Gooden is also the picture of control. Strawberry, the Met outfielder Gooden is no longer mistaken for, took a square look at his friend in his wet new hairdo this spring to see if $1.32 million wears any differently than $450,000 wore last season or $40,000 did the year before. It has bought a few more chains (to complement his golden smile), but also...
...understandable: originally, we were led to believe that the award recognized distinguished public service. The fact that the medal is called "The Kennedy School 50th Anniversary Honorary Medal For Distinguished Public Service"--combined with the fact that it bears the words "distinguished public service"--probably contributed to that mistaken impression...