That was the Nova, or "no va", which in Spanish, means "doesn't go".
Karen E. Scheltema, MA, MS
Biostatistician
Clarian Health Partners
Methodist Hospital
Quality and Regulatory Compliance
1701 N. Capitol Blvd. B275
P.O. Box 1367
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Phone (317) 962-2136
Pager (317) 312-7729
Fax (317) 962-9780
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Richard.
Williams
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:15 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: st: RE: RE: Stata 9 Mata question
At 11:11 AM 4/6/2005, you wrote:
>Which is an argument for pronouncing it Mayta.
I don't remember the exact details, but I think Ford or one of the other
car companies once introduced a car whose name meant "Doesn't run" in
Spanish. It didn't sell too well overseas. :)
*
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
*
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
