Talk:Honda Fit

message: Rumor has it, that the reason the name is different in Europe is because of a naming goof.  Truth or Fiction?  The world would like to know.~ender 2013-01-02 11:59:AM MST
:There is such a word in swedish: "Fitta", See http://translate.google.com/#sv/en/fitta
:It makes for a nice story, which is usually an indicator of an urban myth. See similar claims at http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/misxlate.asp
:A lot of these urban myths are too good of a story to be true, and the "small on the outside, but large on the inside" slogan seems like it is a good example of that. See http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp for another example.
:The main reason I don't buy this story is that the vehicle is marketed as the "Fit" in Japan, China, and North and South America and as the "Jazz" in Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa. Why change the name in Africa if the naming problem is in Sweden?
:Until someone comes up with a reliable source showing that the Fit name was used in Sweden and then changed, I suggest treating this as a probable urban myth. --Guy Macon (talk) 00:52, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It was originally planned to be named "Fitta", press materials etc were already printed by the time Honda realized that all of Scandinavia would laugh their heads off. Since Europe is a fairly well integrated market, "Jazz" (as already used in the 80s) was chosen instead for the entire region. I guess the other markets just followed by sheer inertia, but don't have any actual evidence for that part. Added another citation from 2002.  Mr.choppers | ✎  02:00, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm interested to see the original report('Daily News'?) which seems to be the source material. The original of urban myths always seems to come from other sources which can never be found.--North wiki (talk) 02:07, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure what you are referring to. I added a Swedish language source from 2002. Also, it is recommended that editors not alter their earlier comments on talk pages - instead add a new comment and leave your existing material. Sometimes strikethrough (" ") can be used if you want to show that you have changed your mind about something. Cheers,  Mr.choppers | ✎  02:32, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: From the Swedish site: 'Det är Dagens Nyheter som skriver att "affären Fitta" kostat Honda åtskilliga miljoner Euro. Man citerar en japansk biltidning.' Where is this "Daily News"?--North wiki (talk) 02:42, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, "Dagens Nyheter" - I didn't realize that you were translating the name of the paper. I can't find anything that old on their own website, but the Swedish reference is from a reputable car magazine. However, I found this short article from 2008, in which Dagens Nyheter state that the "Fitta" name was an urban myth. "Fit" would still be a problematic name in Northern Europe, but perhaps "Fitta" was always a myth? Maybe an editor in Sweden could find out more?  Mr.choppers | ✎  03:05, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: My guess is this is just a misunderstanding, 'Fit' would be pronounced by those who speak Japanese as 'Fitta' because in their language, they don't end with a consonant.--North wiki (talk) 05:15, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it's written フィット in Japanese - or "Fitto". No matter what, I wouldn't ever try to market a car called "Fit" in Scandinavia.  Mr.choppers | ✎  23:17, 15 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Marketing in Sweden is very english oriented, even swedish brands marketed for swedes have been known to use english. I can think of several examples of the use of "fit" in swedish marketing, mainly in reference to clothes (e g "slim fit") and exercise. The "problem" in swedish is that verb- and article form of "fit" is "fitta", so it's likely you would say something along the lines of "let's take the cunt for a spin" ("ska vi ta en tur i fittan"). --144.63.247.11 (talk) 07:52, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

text: (WP:OR) - my mother owns a Honda Fit since 2018; we are from Sweden and the car is an endless source of tawdry jokes. It is quite hilarious but Honda Europe definitely made the right decision...  Mr.choppers | ✎  15:06, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fit = Cunt in Sweden? 

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message: There is already a section at Honda Fit which talks about second-generation Honda Fit. Why need a new article??? Hatchens (talk) 07:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: It has been done in numerous popular car articles which has reached the point where the page length would be too long to be read comfortably if every generation is included in the article in detail. For example, Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Camry, and others. The second generation section is quite long so it would make sense to be split into its own article. Next I'm planning to split the first generation section as well. - Andra Febrian (talk) 07:33, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

text: User:Hatchens Is the proposal still up? Seemed like this had reached a dead end (?) - Andra Febrian (talk) 07:53, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: , I reviewed it but I think we need a second opinion on this mergeing part. The merge notice has been put just two days ago. So let's wait. Howvever, Can we simultaneously start a discussion on a Honda Fit's talk page and invite others to add their views? - Hatchens (talk) 10:08, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of [[Honda Fit (second generation)]] into [[Honda Fit]] 

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Overall I would say that the term with the most WP:COMMONALITY would appear to be "small car" out of all of these. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 13:07, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categorisation in sources