the nit and gritty

[Joel S. Berson]

Is a kit 'n' corner a small cat 'r' corner?

Joel

At 8/7/2013 01:39 PM, Charles C Doyle wrote:
>But "kitten corner" seems best analyzed not phonologically but just
>as somebody's effort to render "kitty cornered" in a more formal
>style.  (There is probably an English teacher somewhere who decrees
>that the word "kitty" is "incorrect"!)
>
>--Charlie
>
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>So besides the earlier shifts we've discussed, resulting in "kitten
>caboodle", "tender lovin' care", "in this day in age", "puss and
>boots", "black and red fish", "at one's beckon call", "Chip 'n' Dale
>furniture", "clean shavin'", and of course both "spittin' image" and
>"spit 'n' image" (from original "spitten image", as we all know),
>all of which at least have the excuse of preserving the (reduced)
>phonology, we now have to allow for "nitty" > "nit 'n'"?  Any other
>reanalyses of this form?  Maybe "kitten corner" as in:
>
>"This is a cute little ice cream shop in East Sac, kitten corner
>from McKinley park. The owner was super helpful and let us try out
>different flavors."
>http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=the+corner+cafe&find_loc=Sacramento%2C+CA&cflt=desserts
>
>
>LH
>
>On Aug 7, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>
> > Spotted an interesting version of what seems to mean "at a basic level":
> >
> >> To the nit and gritty, it is technically a craft beer, considering
> >> making a brew is a craft. So, saying that, all brews including the
> >> ABInBev/SABMiller products would be considered craft.
> >
> > This is in a discussion thread of whether some brand does or does not
> > qualify as "craft beer". The poster is from Kansas, at the moment--don't
> > know the full history, obviously.
> >
> > A quick search shows 110K ghits.
> >
> > http://goo.gl/qj7AVd
> > "The 'Nit and Gritty'"
> > Tropicana Las Vegas - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel: Traveler Reviews
> >
> > http://goo.gl/0aY1zs
> > Christopher Martin Bache. Phenomenology in a Pluralistic Context: Steps
> > to a Deep Ecology of Mind. p. 288
> >> The nit-and-gritty complications that are part of constantly stopping
> >> and restarting our physical existence are set aside in the interest of
> >> identifying the larger trajectory of our psychospiritual evolution.
> >
> > http://goo.gl/4EekSO
> >> You can't really know about the balance in the game (what is
> >> overpowered or underpowered) until you fully understand the nit and
> >> gritty of all the classes and how they affect each other.
> >
> > http://goo.gl/iuFQpP
> >> From coordinating the time in which the "For Sale" sign went up in the
> >> yard (which I might add looks 100% better than the typical metal "For
> >> Sale" signs offered by other companies) to the nit and gritty of
> >> communicating with the buyer and their agent, it was done in a
> >> professional manner.
> >
> > http://goo.gl/IB6XXE
> >> No fancy edits and flashy transitions, never been interested in that,
> >> I like to just get to the nit and gritty.
> >
> >
> >    VS-)
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