The grisly spectacle of Muammar Gaddafi's death and posthumous career as Misrata's most popular body art exhibit may not have been very edifying, and news that the deposed dictator of Libya has been quietly buried at a secret desert location has to be welcome.
Nothing about the pushing, shoving, and chanting that accompanied this month's congressional vote in favor of impeaching Brazil's president was very edifying — one man, however, threw all political protocol to the wind.
And without props or exact words from Julia – Malcolm, modest about being word-perfect says: "She writes the words, I remember them" – it is still very edifying to be told a story.
The resulting dustups aren't very edifying to watch.
It was never very edifying anyway, each camp busily caricaturing the other.
With an undertone of exasperation in her voice, she says, "Crying is not very edifying".
As I scrolled through endless forums, threads and comments, the whiff of class prejudice got stronger with the ubiquitous use of "chav" not being a very edifying reflection of the Great British People.
Nevertheless, it is not a very edifying thing to do, and if the woman was aware of it, it could have been a frightening experience.
The former chancellor told the Week in Westminster on BBC Radio 4: "The prime minister wouldn't last 30 seconds if he lost the referendum and we'd be plunged into a Conservative leadership crisis which is never a very edifying sight".
If, theoretically, we disagreed about a decision one of our adult children was making, would sharing our unsolicited theological position be edifying and helpful?
