tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post6964454037738102736..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: Hobson's choiceseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-13865908097485803462015-08-07T13:33:02.825-07:002015-08-07T13:33:02.825-07:00Well, that's more than I can say, Peter.Well, that's more than I can say, Peter.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-42632484053076321172015-08-07T13:28:15.254-07:002015-08-07T13:28:15.254-07:00Thanks. Its meaning is now planted firmly in my mi...Thanks. Its meaning is now planted firmly in my mind.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-21700674109804180622015-08-05T13:46:11.546-07:002015-08-05T13:46:11.546-07:00Oops! I should also have mentioned this: I have ju...Oops! I should also have mentioned this: I have just launched a new crime fiction blog, and I hope you will help me get it off the ground by visiting and answering the inaugural question. Thanks!<br /><br />http://shortprosefictionreader.blogspot.com/R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-82668871976784889892015-08-05T13:20:05.935-07:002015-08-05T13:20:05.935-07:00Well, now, that is interesting stuff! Any day that...Well, now, that is interesting stuff! Any day that I am still breathing and have the bonus of learning something new is a great day. So, thanks for adding to my successful day.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-64688210516148774312015-08-04T17:15:54.937-07:002015-08-04T17:15:54.937-07:00I think it is. But now that I've looked into i...I think it is. But now that I've looked into it, it seems pretty simple. In the original context, it just meant, "It's not your choice--it's Hobson's." And in modern parlance, Hobson could stand in for anything that has precedence over you when it comes to choosing. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-46312291461910402732015-08-04T17:00:48.507-07:002015-08-04T17:00:48.507-07:00I have a feeling this is misused frequently. That ...I have a feeling this is misused frequently. That may be because I'm not sure precisely what it means.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-78416289980783812262015-08-01T20:59:01.261-07:002015-08-01T20:59:01.261-07:00I like it too. It's very fair, whatever those ...I like it too. It's very fair, whatever those Cambridge students may have thought. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-4264474268354491462015-08-01T20:30:16.671-07:002015-08-01T20:30:16.671-07:00I like the horse rotation system. It reminds me of...I like the horse rotation system. It reminds me of our high school math teacher who rotated his neckties to the extent that bright students could create a Predict-a-Tie chart.Collagemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818246340865714754noreply@blogger.com