RE: [CR]miata naming and nice fendered bikes.

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From: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>
To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]miata naming and nice fendered bikes.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:45:10 -0700


> I recall an NPR story on the subject of such
> consultants and some of their failures (most famous being
> the Chevy Nova - means "doesn't go" in Spanish),

Didn't NPR know this is an urban myth? "Nova" connotes "new" to Spanish speakers as much or more than it does to English speakers, and that car sold very well in Spanish speaking countries. See http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.htm

It's a funny story, but that's all. It's like saying Americans wouldn't buy a Bianchi because it sounds like it's a bike for a bisexual Yankee. Ok that analogy really sucks, sorry!

Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA