Talk:Merlin Tonto

Unfortunate Spanish Translation
I suppose it may not be appropriate for the front page article, but this is an example of an unfortunate choice of name. The Spanish language translation for the word "tonto" is "foolish" or "stupid": not a very flattering name for a computer.

This is similar to the car name "Nova" which in Spanish means "Doesn't go" (no va). Spain itself has a line of stores named "Mango", which as I understand it is the Japanese word for a woman's genitalia.

Timothy Chen Allen 12:28, 23 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I'm not so sure about the "Nova" car. In Spanish, "Nova" is pronounced NO-va, while "no va" is pronounced no-VA. So, for any Spanish speaker, it would very easy to differentiate the two words. A better example would be the Mitsubishi Pajero, which means "wanker".


 * --Pezezin 22:11, 31 May 2006 (UTC)