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aren't novae stationary?

walrus01 7y ago
except for known plate tectonics, northern virginia is rather stationary.
kibwen 7y ago
I was thinking of the original etymology of "nova", which is derived from the Latin term for "new star". Though to be insufferably pedantic, a real nova within the bounds of Earth's atmosphere would not seem particularly stationary to those unlucky enough to observe it from the ground. :)
- dehrmann 7y ago
  > which is derived from the Latin term for "new star" No, "nova" just means "new." Nova Scotia translates to New Scotland.
  - CydeWeys 7y ago
    The Latin term it was derived from is "nova stella", meaning "new star".
    - philipov 7y ago
      Guess what "nova" means ...
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      - Bud 7y ago
        A show on PBS.
  - kibwen 7y ago
    This is not a contradiction with my statement; "nova" is derived from the term "nova stella". :)
klyrs 7y ago
If it's well maintained, a Nova can be fairly peppy
- DoreenMichele 7y ago
  From what I've read, it didn't sell well in Spanish-speaking countries because "no va" translates to "no go."
  - jcranmer 7y ago
    That's just an urban legend, especially because "Nova" is not the same as "no va."
    - brlewis 7y ago
      I'll quote myself on this one: "The Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in English-speaking countries, where its name means a gigantic explosion." https://twitter.com/brlewis/status/606907900448129025 https://twitter.com/brlewis/status/606907900448129025
    - DoreenMichele 7y ago
      It doesn't have to be the same. See for example this current legal dispute over the trademark FUCT: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/14/supreme-court-tackles-trademark-dispute-over-brand-name-fuct/3440265002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/14/supr... Double entendre, subtext send similar are a large part of marketing. It's often used in the vein of "sex sells," but can have other uses. I got the information from a piece about translation fails in international branding campaigns. It wouldn't surprise me if the article has inaccuracies. It's hard enough for someone to be fluent enough in two languages and knowledgeable enough about two cultures to effectively fact check such a piece and the piece covered multiple incidences involving various languages and cultures, not just Spanish-English. IIRC, here are a few other examples from the article: Coca cola apparently originally was written in Chinese such that it meant "bite the frog." Sales improved after they modified it such that it meant "happiness in the mouth." The Spanish word for "embarrassed" doesn't get used to mean embarrassed. It gets used to mean pregnant. Some campaign for some trivial thing like toothpaste or breathe mints had a slogan about use their product "and never be embarrassed again" which weirdly got translated to "and never get pregnant again." Some toothpaste that bragged about it's whitening ability bombed when they tried to market it in a culture where people dyed their teeth some dark color.

except for known plate tectonics, northern virginia is rather stationary.

I was thinking of the original etymology of "nova", which is derived from the Latin term for "new star". Though to be insufferably pedantic, a real nova within the bounds of Earth's atmosphere would not seem particularly stationary to those unlucky enough to observe it from the ground. :)

dehrmann 7y ago
> which is derived from the Latin term for "new star" No, "nova" just means "new." Nova Scotia translates to New Scotland.
- CydeWeys 7y ago
  The Latin term it was derived from is "nova stella", meaning "new star".
  - philipov 7y ago
    Guess what "nova" means ...
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
    - Bud 7y ago
      A show on PBS.
- kibwen 7y ago
  This is not a contradiction with my statement; "nova" is derived from the term "nova stella". :)

klyrs 7y ago

If it's well maintained, a Nova can be fairly peppy

DoreenMichele 7y ago
From what I've read, it didn't sell well in Spanish-speaking countries because "no va" translates to "no go."
- jcranmer 7y ago
  That's just an urban legend, especially because "Nova" is not the same as "no va."
  - brlewis 7y ago
    I'll quote myself on this one: "The Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in English-speaking countries, where its name means a gigantic explosion." https://twitter.com/brlewis/status/606907900448129025 https://twitter.com/brlewis/status/606907900448129025
  - DoreenMichele 7y ago
    It doesn't have to be the same. See for example this current legal dispute over the trademark FUCT: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/14/supreme-court-tackles-trademark-dispute-over-brand-name-fuct/3440265002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/14/supr... Double entendre, subtext send similar are a large part of marketing. It's often used in the vein of "sex sells," but can have other uses. I got the information from a piece about translation fails in international branding campaigns. It wouldn't surprise me if the article has inaccuracies. It's hard enough for someone to be fluent enough in two languages and knowledgeable enough about two cultures to effectively fact check such a piece and the piece covered multiple incidences involving various languages and cultures, not just Spanish-English. IIRC, here are a few other examples from the article: Coca cola apparently originally was written in Chinese such that it meant "bite the frog." Sales improved after they modified it such that it meant "happiness in the mouth." The Spanish word for "embarrassed" doesn't get used to mean embarrassed. It gets used to mean pregnant. Some campaign for some trivial thing like toothpaste or breathe mints had a slogan about use their product "and never be embarrassed again" which weirdly got translated to "and never get pregnant again." Some toothpaste that bragged about it's whitening ability bombed when they tried to market it in a culture where people dyed their teeth some dark color.