Salinger and Pynchon (was: GR in SF Chronicle today)

[Otto Sell]

----- Original Message -----
From: <MalignD at aol.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Salinger and Pynchon (was: GR in SF Chronicle today)


> <<I guess they are relatively unknown over here. Is "precious and
mannered"
>
> negatively meant?>>
>
> Yes.
>

Then, I'm afraid, you must explain to me what you mean by *precious* cause
my dictionaries only give a positive meaning.
Otto