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Fri Aug-26-05 10:12 PM
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I've tried and tried, and I CANNOT find the origin of the phrase "cut a check." (When I was in the electronics business, I also heard the phrase "cut a purchase order.")
What is it about checks and purchase orders that results in them being "cut" instead of written?
I've seen a few harebrained theories that have to do with mimeograph masters and stencils, but that doesn't make any sense.
Anyone? this is a bit of linguistic / Americana trivia that has confounded me for years. Google is no help.
Free beer for the one who can explain this mystery to me.
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