Why do we say ‘Canada goose’ and ‘Canada thistle,’ but ‘Canadian bacon’ and ‘Canadian Falls?’
Why do we have Canada? Youch! I didn’t mean it really.I like Canada, and Canadians. Some of my friends are Canadians ,honest.It was just a stupid crack,I meant to say, “Why do we have Oklahoma?”
Chulm,whatchew talkin about? I never heard any body say Canada Thistle,nor Russia thistle for that matter.Everybody I know says CanadiaN goose.Even TP&W.( Gamewardens in Texas). I have seen CanadA goose a few times.
Audubon and Petersen use CanadiaN,that’s good enuff for me. And it’s BACK bacon anyway.
One of my best friends is Canadian,really! He didn’t used to be Canadian before the 70’s,when he moved there to avoid a job with the government,eh. Before that he was a foreign exchange student at my highschool. From Vietnam. His “American Father” was the head honcho of the local Republican party.Ah,well. Chulm? Idn’t that sumpin you use when you go trolling?
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Canada goose/geese? I think you’ve been misinformed! The term is Canadian goose or Canadian geese. The adjectival form is always used in these cases. I think you’re confused with “Air Canada” airlines?
Canada goose/geese? I think you’ve been misinformed! The term is Canadian goose or Canadian geese. The adjectival form is always used in these cases. I think you’re confused with “Air Canada” airlines?
Jinx, from my Guide to Field Identification of Birds of N.A. the name is Canada Goose. And from my Illustrated Guide to Gardening the name is Canada Thistle.
Why I don’t have a clue, but that seems to be the names.
I’ve seen equal usage of Canada geese and Canadian geese. I’ve never heard of Canadian Dry, though.
Over here we have the California black bear, California poppy and California laurel. The California Angel has been extinct for a couple years. I can’t think of anything that uses the discriptive adjective “Californian”.
I’m from the states, but moved to Canada 4 years ago. Americans call them Canadian Geese, since the geese are from Canada. Just as I’m an American since I am from America.
But, up here in the Great White North we call them Canada Geese. I’m sure if a goose could talk and you asked him where he’s from he’d say he’s Canadian. But what happens when those little eggs hatch in Los Angeles? Wouldn’t they be considered American Geese since they were born America?
And, Not one Canadian I’ve ever spoken to has ever called that stuff you put on eggs benedict Canadian Bacon. Up here it’s called “back” bacon because it comes from the backside of a pig, not from Canada! Now what happens if the pig that the back bacon came off of is actually a from Canada, thus making him a Canadian pig. I suppose you’d have Canadian back bacon! But what happens if the pig comes from New Melle Missouri (where there happens to be a lot of pig farmers) would the back bacon then be called New Mellian Missourian Back Bacon? Now that’s a mouthful!
Well, living in California, I’ve always heard “Canada goose”, not that I’ve heard it all that often. I don’t know one thistle from another, but every year here there seems to be another foreign one growing here. Guess the INS doesn’t care to get stuck with them.
A Canadian goose would probably come from one of those rare misbehaving north-of-the-border types who wanted to get a rise out of someone.
Canadian Rockies, yes. . .but only because the 54-40ers backed off from the fight.
Ray (down to a can a day)
Yes, it is Canada Goose. My very precise father always corrected these types of things. The reason it’s not Candaian, I’m assuming, is because it is not to be personified. I could be wrong, but it seems all the items called Canada ________ are obviously non-human.
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I had heard (but am not at moment in a position to check) that the Canada goose is named after someone (I guess the guy who invented or discovered the goose) who was called Canada, having nothing to do with the country.