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To: RockyBalboa who wrote (12832)7/15/2000 3:26:24 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!  Read Replies (4) of 32871
 
InfoStream.com,

Isn't that exactly what I said? <g>

I just love these translators. Gets you into all sorts of troubles. I like your Portuguese translator as well.

That reminds me of something buried deep in the recesses of my mind. A few years ago, an American automobile manufacturer was trying to market a new vehicle in a foreign country (somwhere in South America, I think). Well the name they chose for the model, while in the USA had a purely innocent meaning, in the foreign country it was tantamount to vulgarity. Needless to say, the marketing campaign flopped. Can't remember the details of the incident though. I also seem to remember a household product maker had a similar experience over soap(???). I think in both cases the chosen product name came from translators.

KJC
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