Comments on: Dak gOnziPn brodu. He is soup.

By: Vanni

Vanni — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:07:30 +0000

This is an English-language blog, and The Times is an English-language newspaper, so I feel that we should respect the target audience.

People tend to forget that this blog and The Times are also read by non-Maltese speakers.

To the Maltese-language fanatics. Imagine being invited somewhere and people insist on using what to you is an alien language.

Would you think that all is OK, they are proud of their language. Or would you think that they are a bunch of uncultured barbarians, lacking the very basic of manners?

Personally, I prefer to read see a well-written comment, albeit in the wrong language, than a silly idiotic comment in the correct language any time, on whatever medium.

Anyway, at the end of the day, as its Daphne’s blog, she decides.

By: George Mifsud

George Mifsud — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:09:22 +0000

For the past fifty years I remember consecutive labour leaders lament the fact that English written newspapers are always lambasting Labour and glorifying the PN.

Ad nauseum, from Mintoff through Alfred Sant, they kept harping that the (M)LP needs its own English language newspaper.

They wanted one so badly, that they even burnt down the Times’ building. If Labour couldn’t have one, ‘mhux fier li l-ohrajn ghandhom’.

Finally they have it and just look what they managed to do with it.

How’s that for being progressive and moderate.

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:59:32 +0000

In reply to Pepito Spezzecuti.

I believe people should comment in the same language as used by the media in which they comment (be they online newspapers, blogs or whatever).

In English language media, I only use Maltese when replying to someone else writing in Maltese, and vice-versa.

It’s just a matter of etiquette.

By: Kenneth Cassar

Kenneth Cassar — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:48:39 +0000

Was that written in code?

By: C Falzon

C Falzon — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:03:30 +0000

ALEC’s comment reads like the instruction manual of a Chinese food blender.

By: Grezz

Grezz — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:53:57 +0000

In reply to Grezz. Yawn!

By: amused

amused — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:31:06 +0000

Maybe he/she wrote it in Maltese and used Google translate? But no, that would mean that at least the spelling would be correct…

By: Neil Dent

Neil Dent — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:24:08 +0000

In reply to Neil Dent. Yes I think so. I mean, there's bad, then there's REALLY bad. But this is just TOO bad to be true.

By: Cactus Gulch

Cactus Gulch — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:08:02 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Beaver? Is there something we should be told? Been to Pastor Gordon Manche, has he?

By: Hmieg

Hmieg — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:27:44 +0000

In reply to Pepito Spezzecuti.

Ghaziez Pepito,

Ma nistghax nifhem ghalfejn qed thambaq u tehodha kontra l-kumment ta’ Grezz.

Fil-verita, it-tnejn li intkom qed taqblu fuq l-istess haga. Biss pero Grezz irredikola dak li kiteb Alec, ghax, nghiduwha kif inhi, ma tantx ghamel sens.

Jien naqbel hafna mieghek ghax jien wiehed minn dawk li fejn ikum hemm bzonn nikteb, l-ewwel ghazla li tigini f’mohhi hi li nikteb bil-Malti. Jien tassew kburi li naf nitkeb bil-Malti, b’ilsieni!

Ghaldaqstant, nahseb li hawn hafna nies, li Alec jidher bic-car li huwa wiehed minnhom, li vilment jghidulek li bil-Malti ma jafux jiktbu u jhossuwhom ahjar jiktbu b’l-Ingliz. Biex inkun ghidt kollox, hafna mil-kliem li kiteb Alec huma fil-fatt bl-Ingliz. Biss pero ma jfissirx li l-moghod kif qieghdhom jaghmlu sens.

U dan huwa fejn jidhol ir-redikolu ta’ Grezz…. u naqbel mieghu. Kwazi kwazi, jekk tixtieq twassal il-punt tieghek, u int Laburist illiterat, ahjar tikteb hazin bil-Malti ghax b’xi mod ha tiftiehem. Imma tikteb bill mod li kiteb Alec, b’ Ingliz imcaflas, huwa taz-zufjett. Anzi, nuza kliemu: vera tal-Mickey Mouse!