Sentence examples for local speak from inspiring English sources

As surfing has boomed in the Rockaways, mostly with D.F.D.-ers (local speak for "down for the day") who are unfamiliar with the surf, the sticks have been claiming a greater number of surfboards and stitch counts.

Rockwell's scenes of the small and the local speak to us in the age of the global because they offer a fantasy of civic togetherness that today seems increasingly remote.

Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have been using applications on the handheld device to translate local speak, as well as stay connected to other troops electronically while in the field.

First, the language developed on the basis of local spoken forms and evolved into the modern Romance languages and dialects.

When he's up there, he becomes a local, speaks the Maine dialect with the Maine idiom.

Because the country's government is highly authoritarian, the local spoke anonymously to avoid reprisals from the state.

Just about every local speaks English here so for first-time travellers to Asia, it's the perfect city to start in.

However, he had the advantage of being local, speaking the languages, and knowing the context well.

Locals speak of a situation worsening "by the hour".

Locals speak admiringly of him visiting orphanages and refugee camps and setting up a charity.

Today, locals speak English more than any other language, but the warmth of their hospitality remains undimmed.