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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I think "well-read" is term that is neither meaningless, nor elitist. No more so than describing someone as being "tall", "wise", or "genial" anyway.
Why does it have to suggest anything other than someone being a well-rounded reader?
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I totally agree.
However in the past (60 years plus), in the UK, the term did have a more nuanced and generally accepted meaning. To wit-
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"Had read a lot of books well regarded by "polite society" and could take part in discussions about them'
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Technical and scientific books did not usually count towards being called "Well Read". There could also be a definite class overtone to the the way the term was used.