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Off topic: What not to call your website Thread poster: Dave Greatrix
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Dave Greatrix 
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:17
Dutch to English
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Powergen is a supplier of electricity in the UK.
Curiously, they have a website (under construction) in Italy.
POWERGENITALIA.COM
A tad unfortunate don't you think.
[Edited at 2003-08-09 15:37]
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Their webmaster must be a genius!! Is it a joke or what else? bye
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two2tango
Argentina
Local time: 04:17
Member
English to Spanish
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What about telling them?
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| I have written to them | Aug 9, 2003 |
This is what I wrote to them.
"It seems your Italian Website is under construction with the proposed name "www.powergenitalia.com". It looks awkward. Kindly reconsider the name.
This is the automatic reply I got:
"Thank you for sending us an email. If you required a response, we’ll be in touch as soon as possible."
I am worried. How are they to know whether I required a reply?
two2tango wrote: What about telling them?
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Please do tell them!
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Patricia CASEY
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:17
English to Spanish
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| It appears that this is not an Italian subsidiary of the UK Powergen, | Aug 9, 2003 |
but just a local company that didn't do its linguistic research.
The head of the UK-based Powergen says that they don't have an Italian division, and weren't aware that another company existed with the same name.
It's hilarious, anyway!!!
[Edited at 2003-08-09 18:43]
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Gee, I needed a laugh. Please, oh please, post it in the Italian forum as well!
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:17
Russian to English
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Michaela Tappel (X)
Local time: 03:17
Dutch to English
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Oh those poor people!!!
That is sooo funny!
Great laughs, thanks
Michaela
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Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 09:17
Member (2002)
German to Dutch
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Paul Lambert
United States
Local time: 00:17
French to English
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| or how about.... | Aug 13, 2003 |
the French Sports Footwear store called 'Athlete's Foot'? makes you wonder!!!!!
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Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 09:17
Member (2002)
German to Dutch
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SITE LOCALIZER | fresh initiative | Aug 14, 2003 |
Paul Lambert wrote:
or how about the French Sports Footwear store called \'Athlete\'s Foot\'? makes you wonder!!!!!
a fresh, mouldy sounding, intitiative!
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| A real power turn-on | Aug 15, 2003 |
Thanks David
At least, they did not say the website was under erection...
(even when it is less important in the time of Internet, when website erection is relatively ...
www.ceplovi.cz/matej/clanky/fre-en.htm
Athlete's Foot
Good one Paul !
It is interesting indeed - Pied d'Athlète in French is the name of the disease.... See more Thanks David
At least, they did not say the website was under erection...
(even when it is less important in the time of Internet, when website erection is relatively ...
www.ceplovi.cz/matej/clanky/fre-en.htm
Athlete's Foot
Good one Paul !
It is interesting indeed - Pied d'Athlète in French is the name of the disease. Pied de l'Athlète would be a literal translation of the foot of the athlete
Interesting to see that in sports as in many other things "English sells" , and our marketing specialists prefer the name of a disease in English to a French name.
If they expand into sportswear or tennis rackets, maybe they can use Tennis-L-Beau
JL
[Edited at 2003-08-15 01:53] ▲ Collapse
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| Gifts for fallen women? | Aug 19, 2003 |
As regards sites with inspired names, there is also www.whorepresents.com, which, as its name indicates, is a site about representatives.
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