Comments on: And here’s yet another grammatically challenged graduate of the University of Malta’s law course https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Tue, 17 Feb 2015 03:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Watcher of lies https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3032370 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 03:17:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3032370 ‘Honorarium’ is singular. It’s plural form is ‘corruption’.

]]> By: David https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3032266 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:00:22 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3032266 In Maltese and Italian “onoraria” can also be the fee due to a lawyer and other professional person for some service rendered.

[Daphne – Hardly the point. Luciano Busuttil is using a form of English there, so Maltese and Italian are not relevant. The word isn’t used in English except as a one-off nominal payment made as a gesture. Also, in English it’s honorarium, and not honoraria.]

]]> By: 22 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031982 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:37:33 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031982 Merhla ta’ nies illitterati, ibda minn dan Ray tahsbu li ghandu xi masters.

]]> By: Albert Bonnici https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031845 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 06:16:52 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031845 In reply to Lizz.

Merhla morons, Lizz

]]> By: Francis Saliba M.D. https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031830 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 05:22:26 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031830 To those in the “merhla” following Luciano “honoraria” (plural) is more impressive than “honorarium” (singular) and certainly longer and better sounding than “fees”. “Fees” are only for the “plebs” not for Labour Party parvenu.

]]> By: aidan https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031717 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:57:51 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031717 Ray, nafu li int moghza u kunsillier tal-Belt, ovvja taht il-kappa tal-PL u li jien ghandi l-unur nghid li qatt ma vvutajtlek.

]]> By: U Le! https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031633 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:48:52 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031633 Kulhadd b’xortih. Luciano is “with a driver”, my neighbour’s daughter is with child and I am listening to U2’s With or Without You.

]]> By: U Le! https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031629 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:43:15 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031629 In reply to bob-a-job.

Naghag ta’ Bendu.

]]> By: anthony https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031598 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:29:54 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031598 In reply to Angus Black.

Angus Black please note that in Maltese the collective noun ‘merhla’ refers to a number of ‘moghoz’ and nothing else.

We talk about qatta, qabda or gozz hamalli but not merhla.

A ‘merhla’ is the undisputed prerogative of goats.

]]> By: Lizz https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/02/and-heres-yet-another-grammatically-challenged-graduate-of-the-university-of-maltas-law-course/#comment-3031593 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 20:22:05 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=59081#comment-3031593 In reply to bob-a-job.

Merhla naghag, merhla moghoz?
Merhla what exactly?

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