Talk:Victoria/@comment-121.54.54.33-20120202171442/@comment-174.6.46.140-20120222065136

You don't have to be old to be well-educated. It was already implied that Bella is smart and reads a lot of books.

And it's not like Meyer should have written the book entirely in chatspeak or 'like-like-omgs' just to fit Bella into the mold of the brainless 17-year-olds you have in mind. It's also noted that Bella is mature for her age, as Renee always joked to her about. "Old soul", remember that?