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Catty cornered ... Kitty corner vs cat... ... Catty corner origin...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/cater-cornered
dictionary.reference.com/browse/cater-cornered
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8/11/2009 Jonathan "The Green Hipster" H. says: Dictionary says this: catty-corner kitty-corner (adverb or adjective); Main Entry: catty-corner; Variant(s): or catty-cornered variant of kitty-corner; You both win!
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www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-catty-corner-or-kitty-corner
www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-catty-corner-or-kitty-corner
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The "corner" is our familiar word "corner." Since the "catercorner" form is obscure, it developed many variants, including kitty-corner, catty-corner, and others.
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www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960902
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You Decide: Catty Corner VS. Kitty Corner Off-Topic Chatter ... Which is the proper terminology when describing something in a diagonal position to something else? Catty corner; or; kitty corner; I'm not interested in what the dictionary has to say, or old english grammar ... Re: You Decide: Catty Corner VS. Kitty Corner...
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forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?t=67325
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It is catty-corner. See this explanation of how the expression comes from cater-cornered. However, in fairness to your upstate NY friends (and my mother, who hailed from Troy, NY), this term does have many spellings and pronounciations.
http://alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1459
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Do you say catty-cornered, kitty-corner, or cat-a-corner? ... Catty-corner is a directional word, meaning that something is diagonally across from something else. ... Until some authority decrees otherwise, I suppose that spelling and pronunciation are a matter of local usage. I grew up with kitty-corner...
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www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corne...
www.dailywritingtips.com/the-post-office-is-kitty-corner-to-the-court-house/
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" ) 5 Infs, Go kitty-corner; 1 Inf, Cut kitty-corner. 1954 Harder Coll. cwTN, Kitty-corner (catty-corner), to go . . to cross at an angle. . . " He cut kitty-cornered ' cross the field. 1965- 70 DARE (Qu.
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www.pbs.org/speak/words/trackthatword/ttw/?i=1232
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But unless you have somebody holding your golf clubs permanently stationed in the corner of your room, you shouldn’t use the spelling “caddy corner.” ; ... From Kitty-Corner to HOME PAGE ... footer for Kitty-Corner page...
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www.english-for-students.com/Kitty-Corner.html
www.english-for-students.com/Kitty-Corner.html
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What about catty-corner vs. kitty-corner? These Michigan freaks use kitty-corner and it drives me nuts. (FYI: both terms are incorrect as the correct term is cater-corner, but at least catty-corner sounds pretty close to the correct term).
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forums.thehuddle.com/lofiversion/index.php/t5860.html
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