TimesTalk yesterday discussed the butchering of the Maltese language, including the manner how adopted foreign words should be written. The biggest fear of the guests, however, was that adopted words were burying existing Maltese words of the same meaning.

The videos above and below reflect some of the views made, including how the 'stessu' was born.

A repeat of the programme is available on timesofmalta.com. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150124/timestalk/watch-are-we-corrupting-the-maltese-language.553149

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