If you work for a formal publication, check how it’s spelled in your organization’s style guide or recommended dictionary. The bottom line is that kitty-corner is considered dialect and informal and you can spell it pretty much any way you want, although it does always take a hyphen. My mom used to say kitty-wampus (which the OED spells as catawampous), and I was disappointed to see that the OED lists the origin as unknown. The opens in a new windowDictionary of American Regional English has even more variants: kitty-cross, kitty-katty, kittering, and kitty-wampus, which means “askew” instead of “diagonally across” like all the others. In many cases, it seemed as if people may have only heard the saying and then guessed at the spelling: What surprised me most about this survey was how many words people reported using other than kitty-corner and catty-corner. (h/t to opens in a new for the Ngram search.) Regional DifferencesĪs you can see from the map of responses, people in the South, as far west as Texas and as far north as Pennsylvania and Nebraska, are much more likely to say catty-corner, whereas everyone else in the US and Canada is more likely to say kitty-corner. By Chris Varaste Kitty Corner Francie® Doll epitomizes a teenage girl’s devotion to fashion and fun as she prepares for a fab slumber party When you’re hosting a sleepover, success lies in the details, including a change of clothes, pizza with everyone’s fave toppings, and a late-night double f. Press esc, or click the close the button to close this dialog box.The Oxford English Dictionary lists cater-corner as the main word and calls kitty-corner and catty-corner variants, but these are also Americanisms and the OED has a British bent, so I’m not surprised to find in opens in a new windowan Ngram search that kitty-corner and catty-corner are actually used far more often than cater-corner. Search (Combination + S): Shortcut for search page. Others will have heard of the original expression and regard the corruptions as ignorant vulgarisms still others will find them acceptable, albeit very informal. Site Map (Combination + M): Shortcut for site map (footer agency) section of the page. Both kitty-corner and catty-corner are corruptions of cater-corner (or catercorner ) they are often used by people who indeed have never heard of the original expression. Main Content (Combination + R): Shortcut for viewing the content section of the current page.įAQ (Combination + Q): Shortcut for FAQ page.Ĭontact (Combination + C): Shortcut for contact page or form inquiries.įeedback (Combination + K): Shortcut for feedback page. Home Page (Combination + H): Accessibility key for redirecting to homepage. Shortcut Keys Combination Activation Combination keys used for each browser.Ĭhrome for Linux press (Alt+Shift+shortcut_key)Ĭhrome for Windows press (Alt+shortcut_key)įor Firefox press (Alt+Shift+shortcut_key)įor Internet Explorer press (Alt+Shift+shortcut_key) then press (enter)Īccessibility Statement (Combination + 0): Statement page that will show the available accessibility keys. A guide to understanding and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 is available at: All contributions are very greatly appreciated, and go directly toward the support and veterinary care of the cats. Kitt圜orner is a not-for-profit organization. Compliance to these criteria is measured in three levels: A, AA, or AAA. Kitt圜orner of CNY, Inc is supported entirely by contributions and we couldn’t operate at all without the many kind-hearted supporters who each help in a very big way with small donations. There are testable success criteria for each guideline. WCAG 2.0 contains 12 guidelines organized under 4 principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR for short). This certifies it as a stable and referenceable technical standard. WCAG 2.0 is also an international standard, ISO 40500. This website adopts the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) as the accessibility standard for all its related web development and services.
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