You Decide: Catty Corner VS. Kitty Corner

[Morbo]

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 derivative works or anything like that.

I want to know which one YOU SAY.

Gateworld, you decide.

PS: someone make a poll out of this seeing as how i apparently cannot.

[Thunder Hawk]

kitty corner

[Jeffala]

I've never heard "kitty corner", always "catty", or rather "caddy".

[Thunder Hawk]

and i've never heard of catty corner

[Jeffala]

and i've never heard of catty corner

At first, I thought of a bunch of catty people sitting in a corner talking to each other.

[LoneStar1836]

kitty corner is winning? Seriously?

Never, ever heard it said that way. It's caddy corner, but "catty" corner is close enough to caddy corner if you say it with some kind of accent or drawl.

[majorsal]

i say 'catta corner', but that's not a real word and i know it.

it's 'catty-corner'.

[Morbo]

top for the weekly morning crew.

and for the record - it's clearly kitty corner.

[AvatarIII]

is this an american thing? i haven't heard either expession. i vote for the mods to put a 3rd "neither" catagory!

[Jeffala]

The Wiktionary says that the origins for both are US-Canadian.

[Morbo]

how have only 13 people voted in this poll?

[TameFarrar]

It has been requested that a 3rd option of *Neither* be put in BUT that does need to come from the Thread creator. or at least have his agreement since it is his topic

Thanks
TameFarrar
GateWorld Moderator

[Morbo]

yeah that's fine, but I'd stipulate the option reads: "I've heard neither, but Morbo is right."

Hi Tame

[TameFarrar]

yeah that's fine, but I'd stipulate the option reads: "I've heard neither, but Morbo is right."

Hi Tame

LOL ok I will add that
Hi Handsome is time for the beard again yet

[Arielle]

is this an american thing? i haven't heard either expession. i vote for the mods to put a 3rd "neither" catagory!

Indeed.