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Blossom
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 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject: Mother tongue |
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Why do you say Mother Tongue and not Mother Language?
You have a Mother Land. |
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asterix
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:00 am Post subject: |
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| It's just a convention. You can say Mother language if you want. |
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Bob S.
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| "Tongue" is used as a synonym for "language" when you want it to sound a little poetic. The same with the use of "Mother" in place of "Native". |
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