Comments on: What next – a health department advertisement about ‘pirmli’? https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:33:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Tabatha White https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1750099 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:33:20 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1750099 In reply to Tabatha White.

Meanwhile, whilst we’re on this frequency:

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/05/multilingual-speakers-language-learning?CMP=twt_gu

]]> By: Maltija https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1748515 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:55:52 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1748515 La gejna ghall-Malti u pronunzja, jien li jdejjaqni kif kulhadd sar juza l-gh (ghajn) meta suppost juza h (akka).Per ezempju saru jghidu ‘xtraghha ‘ flok ‘xtraha’ …taqraghha flok ‘taqraha’ ecc (Sorry no Maltese keyboard)

]]> By: kram https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1748051 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:15:39 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1748051 What about including ‘X-tray’, ‘spartin plugs, etc etc etc!

]]> By: Aunt Hetty https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1746775 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:20:08 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1746775 In reply to enzo gusman.

In Gozo, it is common to refer to pills as pirmli or pinnuri .

]]> By: Tabatha White https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1745911 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:36:58 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1745911 Miracle or mirage – like the old jokes about a Skoda, or two, making it to the top of a hill – would be unfair to expect from a Labour administration that doesn’t set rules, but sets about breaking them.

]]> By: the three monkeys https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1745135 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:24:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1745135 U ‘pirmli’ u ‘towja l-laham’ u ‘windscream’ u ’tisprajnja’ l-polish.

All these have to be eventually added to the Maltese dictionary.

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1743958 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 02:34:38 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1743958 In reply to enzo gusman.

Majtezwel nuzawwa.

See? Like Monsieur Jourdain and his prose, I’ve just added two words to the rich Maltese lexicon.

]]> By: enzo gusman https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1743116 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:13:05 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1743116 Regarding “pirmli”, I wouldn’t be surprised if, or rather WHEN, the language-mongers decide it is ACCEPTED. Well done! Keep it up!

]]> By: enzo gusman https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1743104 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:09:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1743104 According to certain Maltese teachers, and a professor, “saqsi” is still “good Maltese” because according to them, if a word is regularly used by the “people” IT BECOMES PART OF THE LANGUAGE! I have been endeavouring to convince them otherwise for years, to no avail.

]]> By: Maltease https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/what-next-a-health-department-advertisement-about-pirmli/#comment-1742516 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 19:24:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=45948#comment-1742516 In reply to canon.

Weren’t they supposed to be delivering at your door?

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