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See “Chevy Nova”


https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanis...

Often repeated, but it doesn't make any sense to Spanish speakers. Nova is a word on its own.

Would an English speaker assume a hammer is made of ham?


English speakers seem to belive that it makes sense to call “cheeseburger” a Hamburger with cheese, so who knows.




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