tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post326792866923638192..comments2024-03-28T14:11:02.991-04:00Comments on Still Writing: Language of Confusion: Eating BirdsJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-38692963556951749122017-11-17T12:29:57.724-05:002017-11-17T12:29:57.724-05:00Ducks duck under the water to get food, so it does...Ducks duck under the water to get food, so it does make sense that they'd be named after that movement. At least to a certain degree... Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-51825525954620758772017-11-16T16:41:43.340-05:002017-11-16T16:41:43.340-05:00I didn't know about how Turkey was tied to tur...I didn't know about how Turkey was tied to turkeys. Now I do!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-30017719750301471192017-11-16T12:39:17.372-05:002017-11-16T12:39:17.372-05:00"...because people said the word wrong becaus..."...because people said the word wrong because that’s ninety percent of etymology."<br />I'm laughing, but I know it's true.<br /><br />I heard that turkey was from the country, but I didn't realize it was due to the export thing.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-78622337566342894222017-11-16T09:30:04.179-05:002017-11-16T09:30:04.179-05:00But ducks do duck! They duck underwater. So I alwa...But ducks do duck! They duck underwater. So I always kind of figured that's why they were called that.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-28795667275605018922017-11-16T06:32:57.394-05:002017-11-16T06:32:57.394-05:00I wonder what Native American Indians called the t...I wonder what Native American Indians called the turkey?<br />What about the turducken? Did it originate with John Madden?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com