I thought it would be fun to look into cat expressions, like "Cat got your tongue?", and so this week I decided to look into the phrase "kitty corner". (Also a name I had in mind for if I ever opened a brick and mortar store... of course it would be on a corner!) What is the meaning of kitty corner? First off, I wanted to define kitty corner. It means a position diagonally across from something and is usually used when describing a location or giving directions. For example, you might say the drug store is kitty corner from the gas station. The drug store is not directly across the street, but on the corner diagonally across from the...
I'm sure you have heard the saying that cats have 9 lives, but do cats actually have 9 lives? Let's look more into this popular saying! Why do they say cats have nine lives? According to cattitudedaily.com, there is an old English proverb that says "A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays." Petsradar.com says one possible origin of the saying is from English ships when cats would survive falling overboard and climb back onto the ship, causing sailors to think they had come back to life. But, some say the saying goes back much further than that - all the way back to ancient Egypt! TheGuardian.com says that...
