Check out http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp for a
debunking of this hoary old chestnut.
Best regards
-JW
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Karen E.
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:17 AM
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That was the Nova, or "no va", which in Spanish, means "doesn't go".
Karen E. Scheltema, MA, MS
-----Original Message-----
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Williams
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:15 AM
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Subject: Re: st: RE: RE: Stata 9 Mata question
At 11:11 AM 4/6/2005, you wrote:
>Which is an argument for pronouncing it Mayta.
I don't remember the exact details, but I think Ford or one of the other
car companies once introduced a car whose name meant "Doesn't run" in
Spanish. It didn't sell too well overseas. :)
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