Post by Mor'tar/Nathan on Jul 1, 2007 16:46:53 GMT -5
((Originally posted by Black Tom Vane))
I noticed a lot of people joining this guild have never RPed as a pirate before, and this is fine, but I thought I would post something to help all of you learn the lingo faster. It took me months of RPing to learn the lingo, and thought it would be nice if I posted something to help you all learn, so that it doesn't take you nearly as long to perfect your lingo as it did for me. Now, lots of pirates will talk slightly different, this post just contains some of the basics that I've come to learn over my time as RPing as a pirate.
1. Most pirates will remove the letter "H" from the begining of a word. Examle;
Normal: "How could this happen?"
Pirate: " 'Ow could this 'appen?"
2. Pirates will often remove the "T" at the end of a word. Example;
Normal: "I want that hat."
Pirate "I wan' tha' ha'."
3. Some pirates will remove the "G" from the end of a word. Example;
Normal "I don't see anything"
Pirate: "I don' see anythin' "
4. Sometimes, a letter will be replaced by another letter(s). Many pirates replace the letter "Y" at the end of a word with "eh" Example;
Normal: "They sank my boat? Really!?"
Pirate: "They sank meh boa'? Realleh!?"
5. Sometimes "ere" or "er" will be replaced with "ar"
Normal: "Where? I still don't see it. Is it over there?"
Pirate: "Whar? I still don' see i'. Is i' ovar thar"
These are just some of the basics, I hope they help. This will help you get started, but I've found out that the best way to really learn, is to RP as, or with other pirates. Just RP with your pirate char and you'll get the hang of it. So get out there and RP!
I noticed a lot of people joining this guild have never RPed as a pirate before, and this is fine, but I thought I would post something to help all of you learn the lingo faster. It took me months of RPing to learn the lingo, and thought it would be nice if I posted something to help you all learn, so that it doesn't take you nearly as long to perfect your lingo as it did for me. Now, lots of pirates will talk slightly different, this post just contains some of the basics that I've come to learn over my time as RPing as a pirate.
1. Most pirates will remove the letter "H" from the begining of a word. Examle;
Normal: "How could this happen?"
Pirate: " 'Ow could this 'appen?"
2. Pirates will often remove the "T" at the end of a word. Example;
Normal: "I want that hat."
Pirate "I wan' tha' ha'."
3. Some pirates will remove the "G" from the end of a word. Example;
Normal "I don't see anything"
Pirate: "I don' see anythin' "
4. Sometimes, a letter will be replaced by another letter(s). Many pirates replace the letter "Y" at the end of a word with "eh" Example;
Normal: "They sank my boat? Really!?"
Pirate: "They sank meh boa'? Realleh!?"
5. Sometimes "ere" or "er" will be replaced with "ar"
Normal: "Where? I still don't see it. Is it over there?"
Pirate: "Whar? I still don' see i'. Is i' ovar thar"
These are just some of the basics, I hope they help. This will help you get started, but I've found out that the best way to really learn, is to RP as, or with other pirates. Just RP with your pirate char and you'll get the hang of it. So get out there and RP!
