That story is apocryphal[1]. To use the example Snopes used, "nova" in Spanish doesn't mean "doesn't go" any more than "notable" means "no table" in English. [

That story is apocryphal[1]. To use the example Snopes used, "nova" in Spanish doesn't mean "doesn't go" any more than "notable" means "no table" in English. [1]: http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp