There’s a better way to do things, and in fact another country already does it. That country is Canada, and it celebrates Thanksgiving in October. We should too.

Thanksgiving can be a day to unite the nation, but Americans are very much divided in the way they pronounce it. Depending on how you emphasize the syllables, you might say "Thanks-GIV-ing," or "THANKSgiving.

Here's what you need to know about Thanksgiving's timing. When is Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November. This year, Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 28