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Mother tongue and native language Mon Mar 29, 2004 17:33 pm  Mother tongue and native language		  
Hi! Alan and Torsten! Tell me please! Do" mother tongue" and "native language" have the same meaning?
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Mother tongue Mon Mar 29, 2004 17:46 pm  Mother tongue		  
Hi Batman,

They are really the same, meaning the language with which you started life. I would say 'mother tongue' and 'native tongue'.

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