Only the other day I was watching an episode from “Call the Midwife” where a mother of one of the midwives with terminal cancer boldly referred to the “C” word.

Never used it where I lived. It’s not difficult for people to swap two similar words.

I used to say “M’għandux għaxja ta’ lejla” when it should have been “M’għandux għixa ta’ lejla”.

I used to say “Qabża żigarella” in “Dawra Durella” when it should have been “Qasba żigarella”

I don’t know who Makjavel is but he uses the same word originating from the Italian word “Cantro”.

http://oria-mercatino-online.blogspot.com.mt/2010/03/antico-vaso-in-terracottadetto-cantro.html

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No, believe me: it’s ‘kemm hu kankru’. I grew up with it.

Għalija “kemm hu KANTRU” tfisser l-istess bħal “kemm hu VAŻ” jew “kemm hu LOKI ”

http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/10/plan-a-having-bit-the-dust-its-time-for-government-plan-b-courtesy-of-eddy-privitera/

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Makjavel says:

OCTOBER 30, 2013 AT 07:00

Eddy, itfa rasek gol-kantru u fflaxja, u x’hin tasal sellilna ghal Joseph.

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Kankru nużawha fis-siġar meta siġra tikkankra jiġifieri jitnawrilha z-zokk.

Nużawha wkoll meta ngħidu li l-ġerħa ikkankratlu jiġifieri daħlitlu ‘l ġewwa u marret għal-agħar.

U ngħidu li sabulu kankru fil-pulmun jew f’xi parti oħra minn ġismu .

Min ħoloq il-filmat ħaqqu prosit kbir.