Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich's June 1, 1997 column, commonly referred to as 'Wear sunscreen', was widely attributed to a commencement address made by Kurt Vonnegut at M.I.T.
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- What does it mean?
- A factual statement about the attribution of a famous column.
- In plain terms
- A popular column was wrongly attributed to Vonnegut.
- What can you take from it?
- Popular beliefs about authorship can be incorrect.
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It lacks context on why the attribution occurred.
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