Tuesday, November 21, 2006

"Heh, heh, you shoulda heard what you just said..."

True story: A few days after initially posting an econometrics query on an email List, I received the following (sincere) question:

"Did you find out more about your Wiener filter?"

3 Comments:

At 5:54 PM , Blogger T.J. Van Wyk said...

Ha. That could probably used as good new name for a condom brand.

Then again, "filter" implies letting some stuff through, so it would probably be easier to market Novas in Spanish-speaking countries.

 
At 2:07 PM , Blogger Margaret Griffis said...

Sorry to burst your bubble, but "nova" means the same thing in Spanish as in English--only you get more of a feeling of "newness" in the Spanish.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova

 
At 4:56 PM , Blogger Wabulon said...

"Novia," on the other hand, means "girlfriend"--"the new one." Now what does that tell you about Spanish speakers??

 

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