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How the Thanksgiving turkey was named after the country Turkey

Don't feel bad, English speakers: Almost every language has a perplexing name for the delicious fowl

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A word to the Y's on Ukrainian and Russian

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James Harbeck

Have yourself a cracking St. Patrick's Day

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Jason Fields

The problem with mask mandates for speech therapy

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James Harbeck

The trials and travails of 'travel'

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Georgia Supreme Court reverses decision to block 6-week abortion ban

E. Jean Carroll speaks onstage during the How to Write Your Own Life panel at the 2019 Glamour Women Of The Year Summit at Alice Tully Hall on November 10, 2019 in New York City.

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Writer E. Jean Carroll files new lawsuit against Trump

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