On Tue, 30 Jun 2009, Fred Cisin wrote:
How well did Nova (No Va) sell in Spanish speaking
countries? IIRC, GM
had some difficulty with their "Nova"
The "no va" connection is false. The single word "nova" means
"new" in
Latin and Portuguese. It's somewhat a valid word in Spanish even though
the proper word is "nueva". Mind your genders.
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David Griffith
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cs.csubak.edu
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