Thanks ClaireBear, my dear red-nosed friend.
I've always wondered about a game we played here in Australia called "Puss in the Corner" which involved running diagonally across a square. We played it in square school buildings we called "shelter-sheds". Does anyone have any thoughts on this game? Was it played elsewhere?
The terms "catty corner" and "cattywumpus" were not known to me until my American husband told me about them.
We have a crossing in Melbourne where you can cross "catty corner" (or any other way with the green pedestrian light). We've never had a term for it as far as I know. Joy