[beckett]

A devastating review has appeared in the New York Times. ''Sloppy, self-indulgent and often eye-crossingly dull,'' stated the critic. He went on to say...

The NYT's very famous reviewer, widely feared and loathed, is Michiko Kakutani. She is a woman.

[Mamzelle]

In many languages, an "o" ending to a noun or a name denotes the masculine. It just happens that Japanese women's names often have the affectionate, feminine "-ko" at the end. I think the mistake made by this nurse is far from fatal.