Julie Burchill

In my third husband I had discovered a blissfully laid-back type who thought it nothing less than hilarious when I misread the map on the way to Wales, so it took us an extra three hours, or when I was sick in a plastic carrier bag during much of the drive back from Devon - a bag that turned out to have a hole in it.

British Journalist

Ben Domenech

Engaging in a sycophantic way with any politician in the short term is tempting. It offers the lure of access and the promise of influence. But ultimately, it can lead to misreading the environment, giving too much of an ear to the politician's circle, and confining your audience to partisans.

American Writer

Charlie Pierce

Obama ran as sane and decent, as though we were electing a mood, and not necessarily a set of policies. Unfortunately, Obama has governed the same way - and misread the mood, which is all there is, really, because being crazy and stupid is all we're really good at politically any more.

American Journalist

Susan Rosenberg

At the time it seemed like there was a loosening of culture, there was a counterculture, there was a radicalization. I think we totally misread what was really going on in the world, that somehow a small group of people could mobilize a larger group of people.

American Activist

Ben Rhodes

What's interesting about the foreign policy establishment critique is, you know, I think the Blob and I have more in common in some ways than people might think, but also, what I was saying can be misread.

American Public Servant

Chris Riddell

The 'Chronicles of Narnia' have been favourites of mine since my childhood when I misread 'Aslan' as 'Alsatian' and was struck by the genius of naming a lion after a dog!

British Artist

Thomas J. Sargent

There was a danger that skeptics and opponents would misread those likelihood ratio tests as rejections of an entire class of models, which of course they were not.

American Economist

P. J. O'Rourke

Adam Smith is misread as being amoral precisely because people don't read his first book, because they don't read 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments.

American Comedian

Robert Dallek

My feeling is that it's a misreading of history to say that, as the Reagan supporters do, that Reagan won the Cold War.

American Historian

Mitch McConnell

American Politician

Attention to detail is important because even small errors can change the meaning completely.

Exact words matter

Misreading often refers to taking words at face value and missing the intended nuance or metaphor.

Literal understanding

Be aware that idioms or colloquial language can be misread if you're not familiar with the culture.

Cultural phrases

Reading body language or tone wrongly can lead to misreading someone's mood or response.

Non-verbal cues

Be cautious of assumptions in uncertain situations to prevent misreading intentions.

Assumption risks

When unsure, ask questions to clarify and avoid misreading the situation.

Clarify meaning

 the other people in the office thought her dress looked like a party dress, so they thought she was dressed up to go clubbing afterwards, later in the evening, and wasn't that serious about the job. They misread her clothing and therefore they misread her motivations.

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