About 50 results
Open links in new tab
  1. history - What is the factual basis for "pirate speech"? (Did pirates ...

    Oct 27, 2011 · The "pirate speech" we hear/see/read, for example, on the website Talk Like A Pirate Day consists of a rhotic dialect characterized by phrases like "shiver me timbers," "ooh arh me …

  2. Does "yar" (or "yarr" or "yargh") in Pirate English imply an affirmative?

    24 In honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, I’d like to ask a question about the pirate dialect of English. Most pirate sentences begin with a standard pirate-sounding hedge to lend authenticity. A …

  3. How did pirates really talk? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 19, 2011 · Pirate captains and officers seem to mostly to have been former pirates who just happened to have good (pirate) leadership skills, so most likely they would have not talked …

  4. Talk Like a Pirate Day greeting Crossword Clue

    March 16, 2024 answer of Talk Like A Pirate Day Greeting clue in NYT Crossword Puzzle. There is One Answer total, Arr is the most recent and it has 3 letters.

  5. In pirate speak, do you say "be ye warned", or "ye be warned"?

    Sep 19, 2018 · Ahoy me hearty! Shiver me timbers! According to pirate.monkeyness.com it's ye be warned speakpirate.com confirms this and says Yarr! ye be warned It means "you are warned" I …

  6. Frustrated cry Crossword Clue - NYT Crossword Answers

    August 18, 2024 answer of Frustrated Cry clue in NYT Crossword Puzzle. There is One Answer total, Ack is the most recent and it has 3 letters.

  7. Trending 'pirate-english' questions - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    What is the factual basis for "pirate speech"? (Did pirates really say things like "shiver me timbers"?) The "pirate speech" we hear/see/read, for example, on the website Talk Like A Pirate Day consists of a …

  8. subjunctive mood - Uncertain whether pirate talk be authentically or ...

    Fake pirate talk has already been covered. I'd like to know, could these uses of be also be considered grammatically correct in any current or archaic form of English?

  9. Recently Active 'pirate-english' Questions

    What is the factual basis for "pirate speech"? (Did pirates really say things like "shiver me timbers"?) The "pirate speech" we hear/see/read, for example, on the website Talk Like A Pirate Day consists of a …

  10. Newest 'pirate-english' Questions

    Aug 11, 2021 · Does "yar" (or "yarr" or "yargh") in Pirate English imply an affirmative? In honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, I’d like to ask a question about the pirate dialect of English.