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julia4evert
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julia4evert asked in SportsOther - Sports · 1 decade ago

How come people call a shuttlecock a birdie?

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  • $andman
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    geographical...like soda or pop...

  • ?
    5 years ago

    ha shuttlecock! I love it! I'm going to take up badminton just so I can use the word shuttlecock in a sentence. Why Steve did you see how far I launched the shuttlecock? Ha Ha! shuttlecock, shuttlecock, shuttlecock hey that reminds me what ever happened to Betelgeuse??

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I have wondered the same thing, although I am one of those people. I guess it just seems weird to say "where's the shuttlecock" instead of "where's the birdie."

  • oleandermeander
    1 decade ago

    i didn't know the word shuttlecock existed.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    cause it flies when you hit it and its easier to say...

  • Evan
    7 years ago

    because!

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