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Edited on Thu Jun-21-07 06:32 PM by pitohui
i just googled it actually altho i already suspected this to be the case
my understanding of the british system of knighthood etc. is that it was pretty lightly done in times gone by, such as people being knighted for being bastard sons of somebody or making a big loan/donation to the king of the era, so i don't think the modern way of knighting someone for achievement in music (sir mick!) or writing is terrible thing, i think it a good thing and no doubt an improvement on the old way of just buying your title
just my opinion and obviously i don't have the education that you do, so i would be interested in the rebuttal
i really thought in medieval times people just bought knighthoods after looting and pillaging, to tell you the truth! (don't hit me too hard, i was a science nerd)
and we all know there is a difference between spoken and written english, so i don't think the usage of "humbled" is wrong in this context, it's what you are expected to say when you receive a huge honor
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