i knew "sled riding" was a regional term. i found this out as a teenager when i silenced a shocked crowd of my peers from around the midwest who exclaimed they had never heard anyone use such an "old-fashioned" term for sledding.
i hadnt heard the german language connection though - that's interesting! thanks!
It is 70 degrees in Austin right now...
ReplyDeleteI recently heard that the term "sled riding" is unique to Cincinnati becasue it is the English translation of the German term.
ReplyDeleteApparently, everyone else calls it "sledding".
i knew "sled riding" was a regional term. i found this out as a teenager when i silenced a shocked crowd of my peers from around the midwest who exclaimed they had never heard anyone use such an "old-fashioned" term for sledding.
ReplyDeletei hadnt heard the german language connection though - that's interesting! thanks!