Murano is a small island in the Venetian lagoon of Italy. It is famous
for it's art glass.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
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From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Max Heim
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:49 PM
To: MG List
Subject: Re: Car names WAS: Animals
I think that was Murano, which might mean something in Italian. Or not
--
the Japanese marques seem perfectly happy making up nonsense words, or
using
less common English words in a way that ignores their meaning, as in
Axiom.
on 6/3/03 2:29 PM, ckotting@wideopenwest.com at
ckotting@wideopenwest.com
wrote:
> What I can't figure out is how they came up with some of the
> other car names, and why?
>
> I saw an Axiom roll by the other day. Why name a car for a
> postulate?
>
> Better yet, the Marano (sp). I think it's a Nissan. It
> won't sell well by that name in the Spanish-speaking
> cimmunity. Who wants to drive a pig? (The spelling's
> different, but the pronunciation is unavoidable.)
>
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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