A-and...

[gp]

Yes - excitement, verbal tic - not over-used.  I have never felt it
forced as, for example, DFW's "..." as dialogue (apologies to DFW
fans, it's the best example that came to my mind).  His oddities of
language usage always seem to fit IMO.  Just a quick stutter of speech
like we all get at times.

I am lucky that my tee-vee is in the same room as my computer as the
girl might not be so pleased with me popping on here on Thanksgiving
if it wasn't - she gets to watch all the bad movies she wants to, I
get to read my book, it's a good deal.

On 11/23/06, Jasper Fidget <jasper at hatguild.org> wrote:
> I would suggest excitement, eagerness to spit the words out:
>
> "Chick Counterfly and Darby Suckling had been lobbying for a naked
> woman, "A-and th' more curvaceous, the better!" as Darby demanded
>
> On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 18:49 -0500, Joe Allonby wrote:
> > Seems just like a written version of a common viocal tic, implying
> > uncertainty on the part of the questioner.
> >
> > On 11/23/06, Kyle Grieser <kylegg at gmail.com> wrote:
> >         Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I've been
> >         unable to
> >         find an answer searching through wiki or google.
> >
> >         What is the meaning of Pynchon's frequent use of
> >         "a-and"?  I've
> >         noticed it frequently in GR, and other novels.
> >
> >         -k
> >
> >
>
>