A-and...

[davemarc]

I'm surprised no one mentioned the comix connection here.

It's not unusual for comix dialogue to be written like this: "A-and..."

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d.


----- Original Message -----
From: gp <wescac at gmail.com>
To: Jasper Fidget <jasper at hatguild.org>
Cc: Pynchon-L <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: A-and...


> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>