The amusing world of regional vernacular...

[rosebee]

We have a new person at the office who recently moved here (Oregon) from Oklahoma.

We were all talking over lunch and I was attempting to give directions to a local Farmer Market in the area. I told her it was kittycorner from the Saturday Market.

Coworker digested the directions, blinked and said (in a very surprised tone of voice) "wait a minute, you say kittycorner around here? It's cattycorner where I'm from."

Cattycorner?! I've *never* heard that term before in my life.

/silly amusing moment

Comments

[rainbow.livejournal.com]

*word geekiness alert*

The earlier word was catercorner; kittycorner and cattycorner just reflect how people in different regions heard and spelt it.

/word geekiness

I grew up (in California) with kittycorner.

[rosebee.livejournal.com]

Ah, what an interesting word history and mutation over the years!

In a decidedly less intellectual note, YAY! Someone else who says it right! ;)

::giggles::

This turned into quite the interesting post.