Comments on: Marcus Borg is of Scandinavian, not Maltese, descent

By: David

David — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 20:18:58 +0000

There is also a German village called Borg http://www.perl-mosel.de/ortsinfo/ortsteile/borg/

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:40:49 +0000

In reply to Gakku. I think we should ask Byon Jo.

By: ken il malti

ken il malti — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:58:48 +0000

Back in 1950s Malta, a well known doctor in town owned a rather luxurious German made Borgward automobile, and people pronounced the car make’s name with a soft “g”, just like the local surname of Borg.

Of course we children assumed it was a Maltese made car.

By: ken il malti

ken il malti — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:07:23 +0000

That old Borg-Warner gearbox in the 1951 Studebaker pickup truck was not half made in Hamrun either.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:11:54 +0000

So now we know how the papers print all those “international news” stories. They just have a bot that searches for anything with the word “Malta”.

By: Gakku

Gakku — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:36:08 +0000

Just a minor comment. In Swedish Borg is pronounced Borj with the Maltese “j” sound.

[Daphne – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfy66r4WVU4 ]

By: A. Charles

A. Charles — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:31:13 +0000

Daphne, I see that your blog is an excellent source for geography.

By: Patrik

Patrik — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:00:17 +0000

It’s actually pronounced more like Borye (but don’t pronounce the “e”) – if that makes sense.

It means “small castle”.

To quote Star Trek First Contact: “Borg? Sounds Swedish.”.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:09:49 +0000

http://maltarightnow.com/news/2015/01/22/filmat-transfer-ukoll-ghall-ghassa-mobbli-ta-wied-il-ghajn/

By: admin

admin — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:00:17 +0000

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-01-23/world-news/Liberal-theologian-Marcus-Borg-dead-at-72-6736129290