More Wolfe-isms

Dan Parmenter · 10 Jul 1998, 11:57 · from urth-v0016.mbox · original

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From: Dan Parmenter <dan at lec.com>
Subject: (urth) More Wolfe-isms
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:57:37
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So why do Wolfe characters almost always drink mate (that's ma-TAY, no
accent ague here, alas) and if they don't, at least mention it?  More
of the Borges/South America influence?

I've also noticed that Wolfe characters are more likely to shake their
heads than say "no".

I don't think there's any significance to these things, but I have
noted them in quite a few of his books and stories.

D

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