GR translation: on-whitening

[Paul Mackin]

On 6/11/2011 11:08 AM, Mark Kohut wrote:
> And, I might add if it matters, whitening or 'on-whitening' usually 
> means getting whiter from a
> discolored look.......as in teeth-whitening........
> And, of course, white is a key trope in GR...

And it is a kind of odd English construction.

First turning a prepositional phrase "on white" into a transitive verb 
"to on-white" and then turning the verb into a verbal or gerund 
"on-whitening."

Who'd a thought? (or thunk)

P
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> *From:* Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
> *To:* Mike Jing <mikezjing at hotmail.com>; pynchon-l at waste.org
> *Sent:* Sat, June 11, 2011 10:02:06 AM
> *Subject:* Re: GR translation: on-whitening
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> On 6/11/2011 5:56 AM, Mike Jing wrote:
>> P51.27-28  ..., synced in to the on-whitening of the interior, ...
>>
>> What exactly is "the on-whitening"?
> Showing more visual contrast as the morning light approaches.
>
> Black on white.
>
> Dark on light.
>
> Against the day, as it were.
>
> Just guessing.
>
> P

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