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Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other? - English Core

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Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?

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The author and his grandmother might have used their mother-tongue to converse with each other. As the author, Khushwant Singh belongs to Punjab, the language used by them might be Punjabi.

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पाठ 1.1: The Portrait of a Lady - Thinking About Language [पृष्ठ ७]

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पाठ 1.1 The Portrait of a Lady
Thinking About Language | Q 1 | पृष्ठ ७

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(f) Why did M. Hamel write 'Vive La France' on the blackboard ?

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