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When I came here at first, I like him better than host mother. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
"When I first came here, I liked him better than my host mother."
We always say "My mother" "My father". "His mother" "His father". Also, when visiting a friend, we never call their mom "mother", or "xxx's mom". We just use first names.
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