I decided to give up speaking entirely and to rely, instead, on Twitter to communicate until things improved.
Presented with a leaflet entitled "While You Are in England: Helpful Information", he resolves to follow its guidance unswervingly: he gives up speaking German, even to his wife, Sadie, except "at moments of extreme stress"; he refrains from criticising the peculiarities of his adopted country and from expressing any political opinions.
"It's not that people have given up speaking Welsh, it's that the people who spoke Welsh are no longer registered on the census because they've moved.
UNICEF is calling on indigenous families not to give up speaking their native language, while also encouraging children who speak European-based languages to take on the challenge of learning an indigenous language.
In March 2002, after a series of minor strokes, she gave up public speaking.
They discussed bringing back Luis Aragonés but decided the Calderón had quite enough tomfoolery already; they tried contacting Roberto Mancini but soon gave up; they spoke to Miroslav Djukic.
To that end, Pamela gave up public speaking for a while.
After the vote, the majority leader, Dick Armey of Texas, chafed at any suggestion that lawmakers should not get their salary adjustment, considering that members of Congress gave up outside speaking fees in exchange for the annual increase.
I suspect the English was on my account, for when it became clear that the couple was having too much difficulty understanding, the doctor gave up and began speaking in fluent Hindi.
Yes, the hold music punctuated only by the filthy lie that a real human being will be with you shortly – I gave up repeatedly without speaking to anyone with a pulse – is trying.
