VLVL Sentences

[Don Corathers]

It would also require one more word:

Had a certain luminous shade of skin not [been] balanced
> >>out (by) the wrong-length sideburns, the tightly rationed smile not
> >>likewise made up for (by) the no-eye-contact lenses, why she'd most
> >>likely've passed on the venture

Makes perfect sense to me as submitted by the author: she was a bit put off
by the sideburns and contacts, but Ralph's complexion and smile swung the
deal back the other way.

Don, still trying to pay attention

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Maas" <tyronemullet at hotmail.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: VLVL Sentences


> Adding these "bys" would not only make the sentence grammatically
incorrect,
> but would also invert the meaning. Steve Maas
>
> >>>
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