Fluent and Local

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Fluent adjective - Able to express oneself clearly and well.

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Local and fluent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Local" instead an adjective "Fluent".

Nearby Words: fluently, fluency

Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

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Fluent and local are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fluent" instead an adjective "Local".

Nearby Words: location, locality, locale, localize, localised

On Phineas and Ferb, local "bully" Buford can speak fluent French and quote Voltaire.

Source: Hidden Depths / Western Animation
Funny Foreigner: The American father of the Halford twins, who has not really managed to assimilate into local culture (or even speak semi-fluent Japanese) even after 20 years of living there.

Source: Manga / Angel Densetsu
Or assuming that people who both look foreign and are foreign are ignorant of the local tongue, when they are in fact fluent.

Source: Mistaken Nationality

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