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Thread #46154   Message #684031
Posted By: Mark Cohen
05-Apr-02 - 05:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: American English Bl**p*rs
Subject: RE: BS: American English Bl**p*rs
Creeping along, another Spanish/English mishap with significant economic consequences: Back in the 60s, when Chevrolet came out with the Nova, they couldn't understand why sales were so low in Puerto Rico, where they generally had a fairly large share of the market. Until someone realized that "No va" = "It doesn't go"! Creeping back, I imagine the following would make no sense to a Brit: "Better to be pissed off than pissed on!"

Aloha,
Mark