From Ms L. Vella

I hope that one day you will make up your mind about the language we Maltese speak Daphne.

You keep saying that we speak Arabic, I have to tell you that when I try to listen to the Arabic news on our SBS TV here in Australia, I have trouble understanding the news reader, yet I cannot say the same when I watch the news on the same channel in Italian. I seem to understand about 75 per cent of what is being said.

I have never studied Italian or Arabic.

Next time when you speak English, make a note of how many English words have originated from Latin or Italian, and other languages for that matter. Regardless of what one speaks the main object is communication.

Laurie Vella

Victoria

AUSTRALIA