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Mon 31 Aug, 2020 03:31 am
Any reason why "badminton" is spelled with "bad". It seems to me that it should be "bat", consistent with "bat" used to play certain games like table tennis.
Thanks.
@Region Philbis,
There’s a five day event, the Badminton Horse Trials that happens annually at Badminton House.
@tanguatlay,
tanguatlay wrote:
Any reason why "badminton" is spelled with "bad". It seems to me that it should be "bat", consistent with "bat" used to play certain games like table tennis.
No.
You don't use bats in table
tennis or badminton. You use stringed
rackets. None of these sports are baseball or cricket (sports where bats are used).
Quote:: a lightweight implement that consists of a netting (as of nylon) stretched in a usually oval open frame with a handle attached and that is used for striking the ball or shuttlecock in various games (such as tennis, racquets, or badminton)