WB reacts to <bobsleigh>

[Andrew Firta]

I don't know. The OED cites evidence of bob-sleigh from the 1800s. In fact,
the headword for the entry is "bob-sled, bob-sleigh". AHD only lists
"bob-sled" and other sources suggest that bob-sleigh is a British
variant. Personally, I've only heard bob-sled.

Did you read the word on CNN or could you tell if it was an American who
said it?

On Monday, February 24, 2014, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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