WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
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Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#42I'd be really interested in knowing how do they do the phonetic matching. Things like, the nonexistent English word "bocket" sounding like Brazilian slang for blowjob ("boquete"), but only when spoken the way a Brazilian would. I think this cross-pronouncing thing would actually be harder to tackle: It's more important to try to match the way users on their home locale would say the foreign term, than the way the for…
The lack of phonetic matching is a problem - the most (in?)famous example of this was the Chevy Nova, which phonetically sounds like 'doesn't go' in spanish.
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#43It fails on the classic Nova check: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevy_II_/_Nova#Urba...
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#44"bite" is safe according to this tool. Any french speaker does a double take when they see that word though, especially in certain sentences. For reference: https://askafrenchguy.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/petite-bites-... Edit: Yes, I have submitted it to the database, it should get vetted eventually. A crowdsourced process for the vetting could be fun too!
"Verge" is similarily hilarious for french speakers
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#45"bite" is safe according to this tool. Any french speaker does a double take when they see that word though, especially in certain sentences. For reference: https://askafrenchguy.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/petite-bites-... Edit: Yes, I have submitted it to the database, it should get vetted eventually. A crowdsourced process for the vetting could be fun too!
There is a form to submit words that are missing.
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#46Wang. No results found! Kimmy. No results found! Interesting.
There is a form to submit words that are missing.
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#47I'd be really interested in knowing how do they do the phonetic matching. Things like, the nonexistent English word "bocket" sounding like Brazilian slang for blowjob ("boquete"), but only when spoken the way a Brazilian would. I think this cross-pronouncing thing would actually be harder to tackle: It's more important to try to match the way users on their home locale would say the foreign term, than the way the for…
It's the same with MR2 in french sounds like "shit",Toyota changed the name of a car to MR in France and Belgium.
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
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There is a form to submit words that are missing.
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#49It literally fails on the first word I tried, the/a Dutch word for 'penis': http://imgur.com/Mw6Efx0
Re: WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
#50Tried the Spanish word "pajero" (usually translated to "wanker" or "tosser"). Mitsubishi named a car "Pajero" and they had to change the name to "Montero" in Spanish speaking countries.
Another unfortunate car name is Suzuki Moco. This word neither appears in this app. "Moco" means "snot" or "booger" in Spanish.