VLVL Sentences (crxn)

[Don Corathers]

Sideburns and shades, I meant.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Corathers" <gumbo at fuse.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: VLVL Sentences


> 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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