Pynch's Caps; Was (Re: Mr. Vidal's case)

[Paul Mackin]

On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, David Morris wrote:

> 
> >From: Paul Mackin
> >>An odd thing for me, and others as I recall from the group reading, was 
> >>the frequent initial caps in NONproper nouns when in English the usual 
> >>practice is not to use a cap. It's an emphasis supplying mechanism 
> >>analogous to italicizing. Maybe it's an 18th Century practice.<<
> 
> I thought that was the case when I read M&D, but since now reading GR again, 
> I've found the same odd use of caps here as well.  In GR they seems to 
> indicated the special, or archetype, use of that noun.  In M&D they seem to 
> be used w/out any specialness at all...

GR is a stranger book all around than M&D.

Michael is right. Today I have nothing to do but watch TV and participate
on the p-list. Tomorrow I have to work. See ya all on Wednesday or
Thursday.

			P.