tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post380869006634731706..comments2024-03-15T20:22:06.967+01:00Comments on A View of Madrid: Accent the positiveA View Of Madridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276030592377295471noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-78335914390689394222009-05-19T10:34:00.000+02:002009-05-19T10:34:00.000+02:00I am sure the vehicle in question is excellent in ...I am sure the vehicle in question is excellent in every way. But that does not alter the fact that its name is a pejorative in Spanish. Rolls Royce almost made a similar mistake with calling a car "Silver Mist", until they found out what "mist" meant in German. International manufacturers should, and do, make efforts to find names that are neither derogatory or obscene in oither languages. Mitsubishi slipped up with this model. Spanish speakers do travel you know - and when I see several tens of thousand Saudis driving the Pajero, I cannot help but think, "How apt"! Mitsubishi made an error, but I should think they research their new names much more thoroughly.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-17036175421047455012009-05-19T01:56:00.000+02:002009-05-19T01:56:00.000+02:00"In fact, an Australian website on car driving act..."In fact, an Australian website on car driving actually makes that particular spelling mistake."<br /><br />Just to clarify, that's not a spelling mistake: the "Pajero" was a very successful car by Mitsubishi... (renamed in Spain obviously!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-71914423936462223542009-05-07T10:24:00.000+02:002009-05-07T10:24:00.000+02:00¡Estos hombres! Gary, labio refers to the upper li...¡Estos hombres! Gary, labio refers to the upper lip (in the mouth), i.e the moustache. It would not be very nice to put moustache either! Of course, the plural of labio is labios, not labiapippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563738127032800575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-66941976385891806202009-05-07T10:23:00.000+02:002009-05-07T10:23:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.pippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563738127032800575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-30196603695465267242009-05-05T16:28:00.000+02:002009-05-05T16:28:00.000+02:00Ha ha love it! Glad other people have these issue...Ha ha love it! Glad other people have these issues as well. Gracias por toda la información!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-71447948877060165862009-05-05T14:34:00.000+02:002009-05-05T14:34:00.000+02:00Thank heavens that labio is in the singular!!!!Thank heavens that labio is in the singular!!!!Garyhttp://www.gtchild.co.uk/contentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-40087368278802234332009-05-05T14:28:00.000+02:002009-05-05T14:28:00.000+02:00We followed a Pajero half way home from Edinburgh ...We followed a Pajero half way home from Edinburgh last year - dangerous when you're driving - which may explain why Mitsubishi have changed the name of that particular make of four wheel drive vehicle to Shogun.<br />Similarly Vauxhall Opel changed the name of the Nova to Corsa when they realised why they werent selling many in Spain and South America!!Gary`http://www.gtchild.co.uk/contentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-21971849005128032772009-05-05T10:39:00.000+02:002009-05-05T10:39:00.000+02:00Thank you, Isabel. That explains everything - I th...Thank you, Isabel. That explains everything - I think.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-48247827009517660002009-05-05T09:36:00.000+02:002009-05-05T09:36:00.000+02:00Ingle is groin. Ingles are both groin areas. The ...Ingle is groin. Ingles are both groin areas. The area in the middle is pubis, but it would not be very polite to put it on a shop window, so they use the name of the area adjacent to it, but of course it would not do to do only half of it! <br />Great post, made me laugh.pippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563738127032800575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-2168130039367593342009-05-05T07:35:00.000+02:002009-05-05T07:35:00.000+02:00The other day I was trying to talk about my little...The other day I was trying to talk about my little bunny rabbit, or my "conejito" as my Spanish friends told me, but I accidentally expounded on the virtues of my favorite "cojonito", complete with miming stroking motions. I didn't think my friends would ever stop laughing.<br />CUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859205035189113224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-77497363663504112762009-05-04T23:08:00.000+02:002009-05-04T23:08:00.000+02:00Hahaha! Richard, I'd pay for watching your face wh...Hahaha! Richard, I'd pay for watching your face while you were asking for the "ingles" style, hahaha!Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-68197128413700515962009-05-04T19:21:00.000+02:002009-05-04T19:21:00.000+02:00What fun....I'm sure I've made similar errors tryi...What fun....I'm sure I've made similar errors trying to speak Vietnamese....and my Latina ESL students continue to ask about the junited states.hulanannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702120047906691070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-69377989948131013302009-05-04T19:01:00.000+02:002009-05-04T19:01:00.000+02:00Great stuff, I love these "common" landmainds in l...Great stuff, I love these "common" landmainds in language.Joe Acostahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706277133089264529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-32008657269316217472009-05-04T17:42:00.000+02:002009-05-04T17:42:00.000+02:00I have read this story... and I have laughted a lo...I have read this story... and I have laughted a lot!!! ;-)Ananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-74632916462717585312009-05-04T17:35:00.000+02:002009-05-04T17:35:00.000+02:00Ha sido muy gracioso, me he reído mucho. Siempre c...Ha sido muy gracioso, me he reído mucho. Siempre contigo, no de ti.Soledadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874137447740219052.post-62810154587993409012009-05-04T03:19:00.000+02:002009-05-04T03:19:00.000+02:00If I could only stop laughing, I might figure out ...If I could only stop laughing, I might figure out how to put accents and tildes with my American MacBook. Instead I will sit on my ano and act like a stubborn ano.Sherpa Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10872916562511309808noreply@blogger.com