Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras (https://www.seccs.org/forums/index.php)
-   Off Topic Chat (https://www.seccs.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10)
-   -   It's Kitty/Catty Corner, not Kiddy Corner... (https://www.seccs.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2491)

Dean 2004-12-15 04:43 PM

It's Kitty/Catty Corner, not Kiddy Corner...
 
Instead of further diluting the meet thread...

Kitty-corner:
Catty-corner, or kitty-corner, is a classic example of the phenomenon known as folk-etymology. When a word or phrase makes little apparent sense, it will often mutate into a form that seems more familiar.

The term was originally catercorner. Cater is an old dialectical term for diagonal. It derives from the French quatre or four. Cater dates to the early 16th century. Since this origin is not self-evident and the term seems strange, over the years it became catty-corner or kitty-corner. Still confusing, but more familiar.

MattR 2004-12-15 04:44 PM

Nice...

sperry 2004-12-15 04:49 PM

Either way, there's no pussy involved.

/thread

Nick Koan 2004-12-15 04:51 PM

Harumph,

I always learned Caddycorner. Which, with a English accent kind of sounds like Catercorner.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:01 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
All Content Copyright Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras unless otherwise noted.