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Old Dec 12, 2002 | 1:13 am
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Tyler Durden
 
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"The most accurate English estimate is something halfway between "cutter" and "gutter." It's not "KUH-tar," the pronunciation that has become the standard among TV newscasters."

Soon after this, I saw Wolf Blitzer dropping a "cutter" here and there on CNN. Might be coincidence, though.
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