Article on Pynchon from 1978 by Robert Goolrick

rich richard.romeo at gmail.com
Thu Jun 18 15:27:58 CDT 2009


pynchon is a little rascal

On 6/18/09, James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Cor! (or Gor!) is of a family with such exclamations as "Zounds".
> Contracted and religious.
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> Cor (gor) blimey = lord (god) blind me.
>
> either cor or blimey (or both together) is common, if slightly old
> fashioned, English usage now.  No longer restricted to cockneys.
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> (and Zounds from God's wounds)
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> best
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> James
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> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 4:39 PM, rich<richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> love it!
>> why I cockney would say 'Cor'
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