One language per parent?

Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, in “Et puis, mes parents m'ont toujours mis une certaine pression pour que je sache parler leurs langues respectives parfaitement.” I was expecting to see “leur langue respective” as each parent has only one native language. Could you say a few words about why this is not the case here please? Thanks, Brian

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One language per parent?

Hi, in “Et puis, mes parents m'ont toujours mis une certaine pression pour que je sache parler leurs langues respectives parfaitement.” I was expecting to see “leur langue respective” as each parent has only one native language. Could you say a few words about why this is not the case here please? Thanks, Brian

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