Time for a tit-for-tat expat language test?

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/19/time-for-a-tit-for-tat-expat-language-test

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Now that the courts have decided that people wishing to move here to join their spouses from abroad should be able to demonstrate a fluency in English (Report, 19 November), should we assume that British people wishing to buy houses in France, Spain, Portugal etc must acquire a similar fluency in the language of that country?Andrew SuttonSeavington St Mary, Somerset

• When we got married in 1973, we were able to combine our two size 4 Bayko sets (Letters, 17 November). A marriage built to last.Norma and John ReedBradford

• God knows (Letters, 19 November).Fr Alec MitchellManchester

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