Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day

Who knew? Today is National Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Celebrate this “holiday” by talking like a pirate.  WikiHow has a number of tips:

• Growl – and scowl often. Pirates don’t use a cultured, elegant, smooth vocalization – they mutter and growl.
• Use pirate lingo. Sounding like a pirate isn’t as hard as it seems! There are lots of resources for picking up pirate “lingo,” so make use of them (some common terms listed below) in addition to trying to affect a vocal sound. Avoid using modern epithets (swear words). It’s much more colorful (and kid-friendly) to use “pirate slang” for those naughty words.
  
• Gesture with your hands frequently. Don’t forget that pirates do most of their talking on the deck of a ship – out on the ocean, where wind, waves, and bird calls make it tough to hear. Gesturing often gives you a sense of “being there.”

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