Strong agree, and honestly I'm kind of shocked. If an adult English speaker cannot understand the opening of Bleak House - quotes given elsewhere in this threa

Strong agree, and honestly I'm kind of shocked. If an adult English speaker cannot understand the opening of Bleak House - quotes given elsewhere in this thread - they are effectively unable to access the bulk of English literature. This is not someone who belongs in a university English course, this is someone in need of remedial English lessons.