Catty-corner or kitty-corner?

catercorner?

what??

Bha?

Neither. I use catercorner. But, since that's not an option, I just skewed your numbers.
**jjg: No, it's an english thing...you know, your native language.

I really don't use either but kitty-corner is what I have heard used more often. macquivr, 'beth?'

Taken from the mirriam-webster dictionary:catercorner adv. or adj.
in a diagonal or oblique position : on a diagonal or oblique line

What's next, tomato/to-mah-to, potato/po-tah-to?

I've always used catercorner, but have heard of kittycorner.

I've always known it as catty-corner.

Kitty-corner. I've never actually heard someone say catty-corner before. Or for that matter catercorner. (Is that some sort of Scottish thing?)

***Daver: no that's my ancestral language. I speak American-English, saying pip-pip and cheerio would just get me beaten up.

*jjg: can we beat you up anyways?
I agree, there is a distinct difference between English and American

Neither.

variant for "catercorner"? neat- i thought they were all some made up alternate for diagonal. learn something new and all that.

Well, guys, "catercornered" is standard American english too - jjg, are you thinking of "cateran" - that's what Scots call a highwayman - isn't there a line with that word in a Blues traveller song? Or maybe it's a Jethro Tull song...

I am inconsistent and don't always use the same one.

Diagonal.

Didn't this kind of language die out in the fifties? I want a third option. (regardless, I agree w/ jzp its a neat education.)

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WASTE OF SPACE ACTUALLY EXISTS.

Um...neither?

lisashea: maybe bill will make one for her, like he made the smiley face translations just for you.

Pandora: Do you have a macro for that? If so, can you make it lower case? :)

Anon: Actually I don't like the smiley pictures! I was one of the first to complain, but Bill likes them, so they stay.

catercorner? I'd only heard kittycorner before.
* I did add the smilies purely for my on gratification and pleasure. I hadn't realized just how often lisashea puts smileys in her comments until after I did it though... then I was really please with myself. I'm still shocked to hear that some (most?) of you don't like them. Perhaps YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF CONDESCENDING butt-holeS!

ah, that would be : diagonal

Kitty corner to the cattywompus catercorner