Big changes in Associated Press style. The 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' finale was catawampus. 977 GG

[@Paul71H]

I've always said catecorner rather than kitty-corner, though I've heard both. I've rarely seen it spelled, but I imagine it spelled with "cate-" like catechism, catenate, or catenary. And I've heard catawampus, but I would have no idea how to spell it correctly. 🙂

[@cedarwaxwing3509]

What was the previously recommended dictionary? Anyone know?

[@metteriggs2151]

From an article modified on Nov 17 2020: The following are standard references for the AP Stylebook and for material not covered by the Stylebook. First reference for spelling, style, usage and foreign geographic names: Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston and New York, 2016. Other references for spelling, style, usage and foreign geographic names: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston and New York, 2011. Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Twelfth Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011. Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, unabridged, Merriam-Webster, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1993.

[@cedarwaxwing3509]

@@metteriggs2151 Thank you very much.

[@metteriggs2151]

@@cedarwaxwing3509 😉