(adj): vs. parallel) (vs. perpendicular) -- (slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Had a disagreement at work today over whether it's catty or kitty-cornered. He argues that since definition sites come up on google when catty-cornered is entered, catty must be correct. But I pointed out that kitty-cornered has 100,000 some odd more results, meaning it's more popular. He tried pulling argumentum ad populum saying that a lot of people using a word doesn't make it a word. He cited the OED as an authority on language.
Language evolves. Numbers matter. Condesceding prick.
He's still a condescending prick though. Why would you say something like "Look at Google. Google's results must be right!"?
Yes! I completely agree.
Let's call the whole thing off. ;-)
I say catty-corner and kitty-cornered...
Also: catercorner.
Eesh. You tell 'em, Abraxas. :-)
And anyway, around here I've always heard it without the "ed" at the end, whichever version is used. So it also depends on where you are.
Had a disagreement at work today over whether it's catty or kitty-cornered. He argues that since definition sites come up on google when catty-cornered is entered, catty must be correct. But I pointed out that kitty-cornered has 100,000 some odd more results, meaning it's more popular. He tried pulling argumentum ad populum saying that a lot of people using a word doesn't make it a word. He cited the OED as an authority on language.
Language evolves. Numbers matter. Condesceding prick.