and but so
I was waiting for this phrase, or more specifically this combination of conjunctions that DFW uses in here frequently. I’ve read enough of Infinite Jest before (including excerpts here and there) to know this was coming. And I really want to know why he does this. There must be a reason. When I read this, I hear a chorus of former English grammar instructors in my head crying foul, and I’d like to reply to them that if David Fucking Foster Wallace Himself can get away with this, then but so surely can I.
