Fun fact Friday: Maltese is the only Arabic-derived language written with the Latin alphabet. It diverged from Arabic a long time ago (starting around 1090 with the Norman conquest of Malta) and began taking on aspects of both the Italian and Sicilian languages. It is categorized separately, therefore, from the other major modern Arabic variants.
Since my last to you, I have been favored with several of your letters, which should not have remained so long unacknowledged, had I not been a good deal pressed by matters which could not well be delayed...
See, people have been apologizing for delayed responses to emails since the Revolutionary War. 😂
I'll be speaking at an event hosted by Public Knowledge in a couple weeks, which I'm very excited for, but it's going to be in person? Like I'm going to have to wear pants, I'm guessing?