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I heard that anecdote in a linguistics class back in college. The same professor shared another: Back when the advertising slogan for Coca-Cola was "Coke add
by pohl 17y ago
I heard that anecdote in a linguistics class back in college. The same professor shared another:
Back when the advertising slogan for Coca-Cola was "Coke adds life," an unfortunate Chinese translation came through as "Coke brings your ancestors back from the grave". And, of course, they take their ancestors pretty seriously, adding to the hilarity.
- nader 17y ago:-)
- tokenadult 17y agoThe "brings your ancestors back from the grave" claim is unsubstantiated, and is about Pepsi anyway. http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/ancestor.asp http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/ancestor.asp
- pohl 17y agoIt wouldn't surprise me to learn that a professor related something apocryphal for the sake of illustration.