Comments on: L-ewwel nies, lanqas biss taf titkellem sew

By: sasha

sasha — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:35:34 +0000

In reply to Evarist Saliba. Hear hear, what is worse is that the "Kunsill tal-Malti" are accepting this rubbish and its being taught in schools to our kids.

By: Evarist Saliba

Evarist Saliba — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:42:32 +0000

Many comment on the inaccurate use of English by Maltese persons for whom English is a foreign, if second, language.

But what is one to say about those who think that they are being patrioting by writing (or speaking) in massacred Maltese?

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:27:10 +0000

In reply to nevil debattista.

But Mintoff and Joseph Muscat would be rejoicing. See, this is bottom-up government. Rules, if any, are made by The People, and evolve accordingly, and they’re invariably made by the loudest faction, which may not always be a majority.

This is where the rot starts. If I were to put an exact date to it I’d say ours started in 1949.

Trouble is, today’s Maltese “Right Wing” is no better.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:22:59 +0000

In reply to Bubu. What is "xakuza"? The idiomatic Maltese version of Jacques René Zammit's blog? [Daphne - A contraction of x'arukaza. But yes, it could be that too.]

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:58:07 +0000

Mela xi nghidu ghall-prezentaturi bravi li ghandna fix-xandir. Jghidu ‘Naghmlu wafqa qasira ghar-reklami’. WAQFA mhux wafqa.

By: nevil debattista

nevil debattista — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:13:59 +0000

Mariella may be speaking in Maltese but surely not writing in Maltese. If Vassalli and Dun Karm were to return to life they would be banging their heads against the wall.

By: Bubu

Bubu — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:12:55 +0000

“L-ewwel nies” is an expression used very widely, commonly accepted to be valid idiomatic Maltese.”L-ewwel nett” is also used but in a different context.

[Daphne – L-ewwel nies is a corruption from ignorance, like pirmli and ‘xakuza’. It’s l-ewwel NETT, as in the English ‘most’ of topmost and foremost (l-ewwel nett and ta’ fuq nett). Nies has nothing to do with it – the first people?]
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By: davidg

davidg — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:53:01 +0000

Kif ha titkellem b’lingwi ohra jekk x’aktarx ma tafhomx! ajma.

By: Lilla

Lilla — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:12:48 +0000

Titkellem bil-lingwa Maltija forsi, u nerga’ ngħid forsi għax anki fuq dik nidubbita, imma tiktbu ma tafx żgur, x’diżastru.

By: Toninu

Toninu — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:51:37 +0000

Describing Joseph as an intelligent person says a lot about who’s making the statement.

It takes one to know one … clearly intelligence isn’t her forte. Do the math