In her last days, my 101 year old friend partially reverted to German. She was born here, but German was spoken in the household when she was young. By the ti

In her last days, my 101 year old friend partially reverted to German. She was born here, but German was spoken in the household when she was young. By the time she was in grade school, she was fluent in English and used English as her primary language for the remainder of her life. Practically speaking, it was her native tongue. Her daughter didn't speak German, so I helped translate a few things -- simple comments and exclamations -- until she passed. She didn't lose her English wholly, but depending upon her state of mind, she might be speaking in one or the other language -- as I recall, she might have had trouble with English in those German moments.