The Pirate Primer
Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers and Rogues
by George Choundas
Perfect for pirate enthusiasts and eccentrics, fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, or anyone interested in pop culture, and, of course, pirates.
In the history of the world, there has never been a comprehensive book on the pirate language. The Pirate Primer is the first and only book to explore in a definitive way the unique vernacular of English-speaking pirates.
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The book covers vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and syntax, making it the authoritative work on the subject, containing and explicating every distinctive term, phrase, usage, and speech structure uttered by or attributed to pirates in film, television, literature, and historical accounts over the last three centuries.
Every entry in the Primer is accompanied by an illustrative historical example of pirate speech or dialogue. Thus, the reader sees the contents of the Primer deployed in actual context by actual pirates.
The Pirate Primer includes a Handy Pirate-Speak Cheat Sheet, so everyone can learn to talk like a pirate!
Author George Choundas lives and works in New York City. Educated at Emory University, he is a corporate litigator and former FBI agent. The Pirate Primer was inspired by a trolley ride Choundas and his wife took in Key West during which a coarse shop owner-cum-pirate charged after the sightseers on foot, swinging a cutlass and screaming pirate epithets.
Details:
ISBN 13: 978-1-58297-489-7
$19.99, flexibind
50 b&w illus.
464 pages, 6 x 9
GENERAL REFERENCE
April 2007
WRITER'S DIGEST BOOKS
Text and image © the author. Used by permission.
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