Why Do We Call It a Turkey?
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French Horns originated in England, but you can't call it an English Horn because that's already a different instrument.
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You're my favorite superhero, GrammarGirl. Happy Turkey Day! :)
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hottie!
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You accidentally bring to mind the "sneaked" versus "snuck" issue.
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That's wild. Didn't know they were named for the country, or that they came from Mexico.
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I love finding out where or how words came about. Thanks!!
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I want to add that I'm pretty sure Constantinople was part of the Turkish Empire when the turkey (or guinea fowl) was imported to Europe, but at least one of my sources did say that Europeans attached "turkey" to the name of things that came from anywhere near Turkey.
TheGrammarGirl 2 years ago