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b'Do you want some help with the local English in\\xa0San Francisco?\\nToday, San Francisco native Sarah Honour talks about how you can go local with your English in the City by the Bay!\\n\\xa0\\nTaking IELTS?\\nGet our free IELTS video training course\\n\\xa0\\nSan Francisco is one of the most unique and amazing cities in the United States.\\xa0It\\u2019s residents are technology-centric due to their proximity to Silicon Valley, as well as health-centric and nature-centric due to the progressive philosophy that has long been part of the spirit of the city.\\nSarah believes that these traits are found in some of the language that San Franciscans use, and that knowing this terminology can help you fit in just a little better.\\nHere are Sarah\\u2019s three top terms for your visit to San Francisco:\\n\\n\\u201cIs there an app for that?\\u201d:\\xa0App is short for application, as in for your phone.\\xa0Because the Bay Area is near the center of a major technological development region, there are apps for almost everything in the city \\u2014 from calling a taxi to getting your groceries delivered.\\n\\nOrganic, Local, Sustainable and Seasonal: Food quality is really important to San Franciscans.\\xa0Organic means that no pesticides have been used, local means the food was grown nearby, and sustainable means the environment was not harmed to produce it.\\xa0Seasonal simply means that it is the\\xa0natural time of year for the food to grow.\\n\\n\\u201cWhere\\u2019s the wiggle?\\u201d: San Francisco is a great city for biking, but it is also a city with lots of hills.\\xa0The \\u2018wiggle\\u2019 is the route for biking with the least amount of hills to go up.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nHave you ever been to San Francisco?\\nWould you like to go?\\nTell us why in the comments section below!\\n\\xa0\\nSarah\\xa0is\\xa0a 31 year old American who was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, studied Communications in Seattle, Washington, and worked for almost 10 years as a nanny (or babysitter) in San Francisco, California.\\xa0\\xa0She now\\xa0splits her time between San Francisco and Sardinia, Italy where\\xa0her boyfriend lives.\\xa0She is an\\xa0English teacher on italki, and is learning Italian and sampling as much of the amazing food and wine from Italy as\\xa0she can.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'