Cow Perfume
An Estee Lauder perfume called “Country Mist” had disappointing sales in Germany where the word “Mist” was slang for manure!
Universal Word?
“Taxi” is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, and Portuguese.
Don't Touch'
The words “flammable” and “inflammable” mean the same. “Inflammable” is grammatically correct, but it was feared that safety hazards would result when people mistook “inflammable” to mean “not capable of producing flames.”