Hey folks, Aaron here.

I know we're only about halfway through this season's exploration of pirates, but today is

a perfect reason for a special bonus episode.

Why?

Because it's international talk like a pirate day.

If you've ever watched a pirate-themed movie or television show, you might

have noticed one of the most distinctive features of the pirate culture, their speech.

But as everyone knows, there's more to a cultural or regional dialect than a unique accent.

There's also the vocabulary itself. So today, I want to pause our journey across the high seas and focus on those amazing

words and phrases that are scattered throughout the history of pirates. This episode is going to be

a little bit story and a little bit dictionary. Either way, the information is guaranteed to be

quirky and fun. So if you're ready, let's set sail.

I'm Aaron Manky, and let's learn to talk like a pirate.

No one wants to look like a landlubber today, so I'm here to help you navigate some fun words and phrases we've associated with the

rogues of the sea. After all, our season on pirates wouldn't be complete without addressing

the history behind pirate lingo, from arg to hornswoggle. First, though, a little history on how

talk like a pirate day came to be in the first place, because that's what we do here at Grimm and

mild. We talk about history. Friends, John Bauer, and Mark Summer, started Day came to be in the first place, because that's what we do here at Grimm and Mild.

We talk about history. Friends, John Bauer, and Mark Summer started with some good-natured kidding as they played a game of racquetball back on June 6th of 1995. The pair frequently

found themselves saying arg in frustration whenever they missed a shot. Before long, they began

using other pirate speak during

their games. They even adopted pirate nicknames. Bauer became old chum bucket, and Summers

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