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I mean ... I get what he's saying but no, it's not well written and it's tautological. Since erudite literally means having a deep knowledge: "I am sure many e
by rvieira 6y ago
I mean ... I get what he's saying but no, it's not well written and it's tautological. Since erudite literally means having a deep knowledge:
"I am sure many experts on X know X inside out"
- jan_Inkepa 6y agoErudite may be referring to generally well-read. Anyway, the sentence reads ok to me fwiw.
- rvieira 6y agoI'd agree, except it reads to me as "many of the erudite readers _of this_ little book", it seems to imply erudites of Darwin's book.
- ashtonbaker 6y ago"this little book" refers to "The Nation of Plants" - from which this piece is an excerpt. It's probably more obvious when you're holding the book, as opposed to reading an excerpt on the internet.
- rvieira 6y agoWell, in that case I stand corrected :) It makes sense.