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    Which is which?

Take a look at this map. It shows usages for "kitty-corner" and "catty-corner" (along with a couple of minor variations). One is purple and one is red. Do you know which is which?



For other explorations along these lines, see the dialect survey results page I found it from.

Date: Dec. 27th, 2010 10:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peteralway.livejournal.com
I grew up deep in the red territory, and always heard kittycorner, therefore I will assert that kittycorner is red and cattycorner is purple.

Date: Dec. 27th, 2010 10:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fflo.livejournal.com
Right you are, Peter Alway!

Date: Dec. 27th, 2010 11:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peteralway.livejournal.com
I am greatly pleased to have the approval of the mighty and powerful Fflo, thanks to the power of reason!

Date: Dec. 28th, 2010 02:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nobleds.livejournal.com
I am going to say that Purple is right. Because purple is catty corner. and we all know that is right. Because language and dialects are a series of rights and wrongs...

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Date: Jan. 17th, 2011 01:09 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
Nice site,i have bookmarked it for later use, thanks.
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