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Jeremy Osner wrote:
> 
> Unknown User wrote:
> > i keep hearing things (on line and off) like "random
> > capitalization," but i'm increasingly convinced that tp has it all
> > worked out--fortunately, the book is enjoyable even if i can't figure
> > out some of these 'smaller' mysteries as of yet.
> > ramable ramble ramble,
> > ray
> 
> Agreed. I was reading a section out loud last night and slipped into
> putting emphasis on the first (sometimes second) syllable of Capitalized
> Words; found it did wonders for the rhythmic flow of the language.
> 
> Jeremy
the simplest and most interesting (also most likely) explanation for the
capitalization thing was suggested in ted mooney's l.a. times review of
the book, in which he notes that pynchon capitalizes dominant nouns.
which reminds me of german definite articles (der, die, das: masculine,
feminine, neuter). also interesting that as the rules are not the same
in english, pynchon must have some leeway in deciding what the dominant
nouns are.
ray