Pronunciation of Pynchon's surname

[Kevin Dunn]

I always gave it a french sounding spin... I wonder what the OED  
says... Anyone want to elucidate? That is, someone who has paid the  
$295 yearly rate?

Kevin

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On Mar 20, 2009, at 9:56 PM, Lawrence Bryan <lebryan at speakeasy.net>  
wrote:

>
> I always though of it pronounced as in, "Why are you pinchin' me?"
>
> Lawrence
>
> On Mar 20, 2009, at 6:16 PM, John Bailey wrote:
>
>> I've always been under the impression that it's accented on the  
>> second
>> syllable. Pretty sure that's how it's pronounced in the Journey into
>> the Mind of P doco too.
>>
>> I've never said it that way though, or heard anyone do so in real
>> life. Sorry Mr Pynchon.
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Rob Jackson <jbor at bigpond.com>  
>> wrote:
>>> www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pynchon
>>>
>>> But this is incorrect, isn't it? On his Simpsons appearances his  
>>> cartoon
>>> avatar is actually addressed as Thomas Pynch-ON, no?
>>>
>>> all best
>>>
>>
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