Because today he is more conscious about white sharks' attacks to people. They attack people when they mistake humans for their natural prey. Some decades back they were considered to eat people by choice. Benchley was not aware, nor no one else did by then.
The term "illiterate" is used to describe a person who is unable to read or write. Illiteracy is a relevant social problem in the world today.
You would be unable to write.
A fair amount did know how to read and write. My guess is about 30%-40%. Even today it is only about 70% literacy. The United States has about 25 million people unable to read and write today.
"Illiterate" means unable to read or write.
Today we would write it out as CCLXXIX
Today we would write it out as XLV
sir, as i am suffering from fever so i am unable to come to the office today .
darfur
Today we would write it out as: MMMCCCLXIV
In today's terms: CCCXCII
Today it would be notated as MCMXLIX
If a person is illitrate he is a backward person not by his cast but by his studies