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Re: BinBin
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Thomas Fortenberry <[log in to unmask]>
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- Ezra Pound discussion list of the University of Maine <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:36:02 EDT
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In a message dated 9/3/2002 8:20:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> I wonder whether it is also possible that BinBin was somehow related to
> Chinese expressions
> like Bin(1)Bin(1)You(3/2)Li(3) or Wen(2)Zhi(3)Bin(1)Bin(1)?

I imagine it is.  Pound was a master at playing with languages and allusions.
 It may in fact have multiple meanings.

Cheers,

Thomas

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