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Mezzopiano Posted 7 years ago
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Mulcahy, in averring that most literary criticism

Mulcahy, in averring that most literary criticism has become so filled with abstruse jargon as to be practically indecipherable to anyone save its practitioners, is himself complicit: his main point will be discernible only to the very community he seeks to impugn.

Hi I have trouble understanding this sentence. I think the part that confused me is in bold. Can you please help me explain what that mean? What does"as to" mean? Does indecipherable mean cannot be understood? What does practitioner mean? Does complicit mean commit to a crime?

  

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mezzopiano Mulcahy, in averring that most literary criticism has become so filled with abstruse jargon as to be practically indecipherable to anyone save its practitioners, is himself complicit: his main point will be discernible only to the very community he seeks to impugn. Mulcahy, in averring that most literary criticism has become so filled with abstruse jargon that it is practically incomprehensible to anyone except to those who do literary criticism , is himself guilty of using abstruse jargon : his main point will be discernible only to the very community he seeks to impugn. mezzopiano What does"as to" mean?

  • mezzopiano Mulcahy, in averring that most literary criticism has become so filled with abstruse jargon as to be practically indecipherable to anyone save its practitioners, is himself complicit: his main point will be discernible only to the very community he seeks to impugn.
  • Mulcahy, in averring that most literary criticism has become so filled with abstruse jargon that it is practically incomprehensible to anyone except to those who do literary criticism , is himself guilty of using abstruse jargon : his main point will be discernible only to the very community he seeks to impugn.
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mezzopianoMulcahy, in averring that most literary criticism has become so filled with abstruse jargon as to be practically indecipherable to anyone save its practitioners, is himself complicit: his main point will be discernible only to the very community he seeks to impugn.

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