Comments on: The Post Office is Kitty-corner to the Court House http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corner-to-the-court-house/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: AG http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corner-to-the-court-house/comment-page-1/#comment-389711 AG Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:32:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2878#comment-389711 I'm originally from the West Coast and always say kitty-corner. Today at work in NYC, I got laughed at for saying that instead of catty-corner/caddy-corner. I started asking around the office and it seems to be a regional thing. Most East Coasters and Southerners seem to say catty/caddy-corner while the West Coasters and some Mid-Westerners say kitty-corner. Personally, I had never heard catty/caddy-corner before, but both seem to be correct usages. I’m originally from the West Coast and always say kitty-corner. Today at work in NYC, I got laughed at for saying that instead of catty-corner/caddy-corner. I started asking around the office and it seems to be a regional thing. Most East Coasters and Southerners seem to say catty/caddy-corner while the West Coasters and some Mid-Westerners say kitty-corner. Personally, I had never heard catty/caddy-corner before, but both seem to be correct usages.

]]> By: Anita Methvin http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corner-to-the-court-house/comment-page-1/#comment-318431 Anita Methvin Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:46:35 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2878#comment-318431 Today, someone phoned directions to her place of business, and said it was "catty-cornered" to Safeway. Even though I hadn't heard it in many years, I knew immediately what was meant. Lots of comments with various spellings! Today, someone phoned directions to her place of business, and said it was “catty-cornered” to Safeway. Even though I hadn’t heard it in many years, I knew immediately what was meant. Lots of comments with various spellings!

]]> By: Alexa Steele http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corner-to-the-court-house/comment-page-1/#comment-272168 Alexa Steele Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:45:13 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2878#comment-272168 Really? I always said "kitty-corner" and "catty-corner" sounded like a cat's claws on a chalk board to me. Guess it's time to give up that particular pet peeve. Really? I always said “kitty-corner” and “catty-corner” sounded like a cat’s claws on a chalk board to me. Guess it’s time to give up that particular pet peeve.

]]> By: Daniel Quall King http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corner-to-the-court-house/comment-page-1/#comment-193551 Daniel Quall King Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:49:16 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2878#comment-193551 Regarding "cater-cornered": Another interesting expression is "newt-shot". It's British engineering jargon for "cross-threaded", or any three-dimensional, diagonally misfitting object like a cross-threaded bottle cap. Regarding “cater-cornered”:

Another interesting expression is “newt-shot”. It’s British engineering jargon for “cross-threaded”, or any three-dimensional, diagonally misfitting object like a cross-threaded bottle cap.

]]> By: cmdweb http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corner-to-the-court-house/comment-page-1/#comment-174005 cmdweb Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:44:54 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2878#comment-174005 It's the first time I've heard it as well. It's certainly not used in the UK very much. Possibly a North Americanism? It’s the first time I’ve heard it as well. It’s certainly not used in the UK very much. Possibly a North Americanism?

]]>