creature/critter

[gp]

It is generally a term reserved for the south / midwestern regions...
varmints, critters, etc.

On 11/28/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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