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From: dvk@mi-cec.UUCP
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Subject: Direct Translations
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Date: Fri, 24-Jun-83 09:52:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 24 09:52:08 1983
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Americans are typically pretty naive about the rest of the world.  The
larger cars often have "Body by Fischer" on the door jamb.  These cars
didn't sell too terribly well in Europe, because the sign was translated
to "Corpse by Fischer".

Also, the Chevy Nova (which sold well in the US) didn't sell at all in
Latin America.  They finally realized why and changed the name, because
in Spanish, "No va" means "Won't go".

	-Dan Klein, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh