"Americans will buy anything," said Suzy Gershman, inadvertently confirming Mr. Vautier's thesis that for better or worse, all the world's a store.

To the Editor: Re "Third Party, Mainstream Hopes," by Barbara Ehrenreich (Op-Ed, Oct. 26): Ms. Ehrenreich inadvertently confirms the case against the supporters of Ralph Nader.

Chef pulls up in his car and asks if the boys saw the alien spaceship the previous evening, inadvertently confirming Cartman's "dream", and relays stories of alien anal probes (which throughout the episode Cartman denies he experienced).

He and his handlers, however, have been so heavy-handed in responding to competitors and public officials that they inadvertently confirmed many fears.

When Mrs. Cooper inadvertently confirms Steve just talked to Isobel at a cafe, Susan finally believes her husband.

Spike inadvertently confirms his role in the murder of Robin's mother, and Robin makes a failed attempt to stake Spike; in the chaos of the fight, his actions go unnoticed.

But in arguing that global warming calls for major government planning over the next century, Mr. Heilbroner may inadvertently confirm the danger of government action.

Thereafter, Mr. Bakaly gradually disclosed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he had provided The Times with some documents in connection with the article, and that he may have inadvertently confirmed some information for Mr. Van Natta.

To the Editor: Paul Krugman's effort to rebut the conservative charge of liberal bias in the academy ("An Academic Question," column, April 5) inadvertently confirms it.

He also told investigators that he may have inadvertently confirmed some information the reporter had told him he had learned from sources outside the counsel's office.