Adrianslont wrote:smallwhite wrote:Does "mother language" sound awkward and is this better? -
From a mother tongue to another tongue
I think your suggestion DOES sound better but...
Thank you. Nevermind the suitability, I've just always been wondering about the word "tongue" to mean language. I used to think it was archaic or plain wrong. But I checked the dictionary recently and now I know better
Sorry for not-exactly-on-topic.