I wasn't denigrating my husband, he will freely admit he can't spell for toffee, I wasn't denigrating myself - I know my weaknesses. I think it's important to admit these things, but that might be because we have kids (four of whom are really clever, two who are clever and one who isn't academic in the least) and I don't want them growing up to be boastful in anyway, they need to know that everyone has skills and qualities that are valuable and important. I also used to work with lots of people with (usually) pretty crap degrees who thought they were better than all the other staff around them, qualifications are all well and good, doesn't necessarily make you a nice person to be around though.