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Originally Posted by JSWolf
How about well read being that you read a lot of different genres?
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There’s still no depth there; I think there needs to be a mix of depth and breadth to consider a person well-read, as I said.
No judgment. We’re all past the age where there’s going to be a test on Monday and reading is for love. And we’re centuries past the point where a well-read person could be knowledgeable about everything. But if you’re going to refer to being well-read, then I think it ought to mean more than simply “reads a lot.” IMO, of course. Use the term as you will, but I think there comes a point similar to that where all the kids get a medal. The term becomes debased beyond any real meaning.