At Today Translations, we've hit the headlines over the last few months with some unique requests. You might remember the appeal for Glaswegian interpreters. Around 500 applications later, Jonathan Downie was unveiled as the world's first Glaswegian translator. Then there was the celebrity baby-naming audit service 'Better safe than Suri' and the survey to find the greatest contribution made by The Simpsons to the English language.

Now we've grabbed a few more column inches Stateside. In fact, if you're reading this in the Big Apple and fancy yourself as a bit of an expert on Brooklynese, then feel free to get in touch.

That's right, we're looking for fluent speakers of the borough's native language, a dialect that you won't find in any dictionary. And the heavier the better. Says our own Mick Thorburn, "We're looking for someone who loves the dialect and is able to understand someone who has the heaviest Brooklyn accent".

We're offering $210/day to those familiar with Brooklyn's accent, slang and nuances, and our request on Craigslist made the news on the Fox network, on 1010 Wins, The New York Daily News, The Daily Caller and Gothamist.

That means that if you're familiar with phrases such as 'not for nothin'', 'cawfee', 'whatayagonna do?' and 'fuhgeddaboudit!', we might be interested in talking to you (if we can understand you).

The New York Daily News reported an interesting mix of reactions to our appeal. Joanny D'Amico, who runs D'Amico's coffee shop in Brooklyn, agreed that the local dialect can sound foreign to outsiders: "We don't speak in full sentences: we kind of mush it all together." One local said there are two sides to the problem: "I was in Britain, I had trouble. I was in St Martin, I had trouble. Same thing in Vegas. I almost got locked up in Canada. You say one thing. They don't understand you. They lock you up."

But Brooklynese is not unique, say experts. Brooklyn residents tend to drop an 'r' at the end of a word, as in 'deah', which also applies to the British.

What is unique is our appeal for someone to bridge the Brooklyn communications gap. If you can help, e-mail us at info@todaytransalations.com or call us on +44(0) 845 034 7007