creature/critter

[Ya Sam]

I've noticed that Pynchon is fond of using the word 'critter' instead of 
'creature', as I understand it, 'critter' is a colloquial word, maybe it's 
also used regionally in the States. I haven't come across it in the works of 
British writers.

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