In our homes and schools, we have grown fluent in the use of systems that once belonged solely to the domain of the corporate world.

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But companies like Zaarly and Getaround only work because consumers have become fluent in the language of mobile apps, and social media and such descriptors, though tedious, actually mean something.

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I'm not white inside, I'm not really fluent in English, I have black kids.

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But those seeking to scrap bilingual education say that Hispanic youngsters should be encouraged to become completely fluent in written and spoken English if they are to have an equal chance in the jobs market.

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"I am very sorry that you traveled all this way, but you have to leave, " their hooded leader explained politely, yet firmly, in fluent English.

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"For struggling writers, cursive allows them to be more fluent and thus lets their ideas flow on the page more readily ... some students have more ideas in their heads than they can (print) on paper, " says McGrann.

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All the audio recordings have been made by native speakers, some of whom like Alfred "Bud" Lane are among the last fluent individuals in their native tongues.

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