tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post8789810922349319202..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: At my own behestseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-18564401044196565412010-05-13T07:05:25.212-07:002010-05-13T07:05:25.212-07:00All right--banjaxed it will be. I think I have hea...All right--banjaxed it will be. I think I have heard of Terry Wogan, but I don't know anything about him, so that should count for something.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-49335158301251865952010-05-13T06:44:34.589-07:002010-05-13T06:44:34.589-07:00Seana
Sounds like a perfect confession of ignoranc...Seana<br />Sounds like a perfect confession of ignorance. So your next posting should be 'banjaxed' - which incidentally is the title of Terry Wogan's autobiography. It will be to your credit if you've never heard of Terry Wogan.Philip Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266929629062158843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-90333429804466654552010-05-12T22:06:54.587-07:002010-05-12T22:06:54.587-07:00Perfect. I don't even know if I should feel in...Perfect. I don't even know if I should feel insulted or not.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-66974982126975666142010-05-12T21:37:39.562-07:002010-05-12T21:37:39.562-07:00Seana
I was watching the BBC election night cover...Seana<br /><br />I was watching the BBC election night coverage and I thought of you. <br /><br />A Scottish reporter was riding with Nick Clegg in a train and she described Nick as being "banjaxed". The BBC anchor has no clue what she was talking about.adrian.mckintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838262042075970079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-41045756728818528092010-05-11T16:43:59.755-07:002010-05-11T16:43:59.755-07:00Thanks, Philip. I'll take my chances.Thanks, Philip. I'll take my chances.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-45415777507206057352010-05-11T15:10:38.601-07:002010-05-11T15:10:38.601-07:00Glad to hear you're on to Lighthouse Land. The...Glad to hear you're on to Lighthouse Land. There are so many local references - but be warned. If you ask me about them you'll probably be drowned under information overload at your own behest (if not hoisted on your own petard).Philip Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266929629062158843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-73469682812180363192010-05-11T13:23:03.578-07:002010-05-11T13:23:03.578-07:00No, you're right, Philip, it doesn't make ...No, you're right, Philip, it doesn't make any sense at all. It really only works if you have a split personality, which I'll leave it to others to decide in this case. But you can think of it as kind of a zen koan type thing if it makes you feel better about it.<br /><br />I just started reading The Lighthouse Land, which I know you'll be pleased to hear. Actually, I started it once before, but other reading obligations took me away, so let's hope I get a bit further this time.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-3587342109290796832010-05-11T11:48:04.497-07:002010-05-11T11:48:04.497-07:00Seana
I like this one. Behest is on old word accor...Seana<br />I like this one. Behest is on old word according to all the etymologies, and does seem to mean both a vow and a command. But the more you think about it, the more 'at my own behest' doesn't seem to make sense. Could it be that this is a confusion with 'on my own behalf'?Philip Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266929629062158843noreply@blogger.com