• kbal@fedia.io
    4·
    10 days ago

    How did kitty-corner and point form make the list? Surely everyone who speaks 500 words of english knows those words.

    • ValueSubtracted@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      5·
      10 days ago

      The latter term is mentioned directly.

      Bullet points is the more common term, which we also use. The Canadian “point form” is apparently a rare, more versatile alternative.

      Salazar said she had never heard of the term point form before, even though she has some family that lives in Canada.

    • asg101@lemmy.ca
      1·
      10 days ago

      I know personally that kitty-corner has been used for at least 65 years in the U.S.A.