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| d0fa1c8 | She suddenly remembered studying the brain in science class- how a steel rod pierced a man's skull, and he opened his mouth to speak Portuguese, a language he'd never studied. Maybe it would be like this, now, for Josie. Maybe her native tongue, from here on in, would be a string of lies. | lies mouth native-tongue remembered speak string | Jodi Picoult | |
| 5d5177e | "Back in New York I took full advantage of my status as a native speaker. I ran my mouth to shop clerks and listened in on private conversations, realising I'd gone an entire month without hearing anyone complaint that they were "stressed out"." | language native-tongue | David Sedaris | |
| 34c1c41 | To lose your own language was like forgetting your mother, and as sad, in a way. | native-tongue | Alexander McCall Smith |