Word of the Week
S01 E12: Turkey
Season 1 Episode 12 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
It’s a simple case of mistaken identity.
Which came first, the country or the bird on your Thanksgiving table? While you’re discussing that, we’ll tell you about a case of mistaken identity and offer some nice advice.
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Word of the Week is a local public television program presented by WTVP
Word of the Week
S01 E12: Turkey
Season 1 Episode 12 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Which came first, the country or the bird on your Thanksgiving table? While you’re discussing that, we’ll tell you about a case of mistaken identity and offer some nice advice.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(reverent orchestral music) - [Narrator] The word of the week is turkey, a wild North American fowl.
It was misnamed by early settlers who thought they looked like the turkey-cock, a wild fowl of West Africa.
It's a completely different species, but the name stuck.
You might also call someone a turkey if they are foolish or inept, but of course it's not nice to call people names.
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