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Next Tuesday, September 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate(海盗)Day. It 1 (create)by John Baur and Mark Summers. They had 2 idea when one of them fell down during a racquetball game and shouted, “Arrr!”. In 2002, Dave Barry, the humor columnist, publicized the sound 3 it soon caught on across the country.
Some people have wondered in recent years, “How true does this funny noise sound like the pirate speech?”
“It’s far from true, “says Molly Babel, Professor of Arts and Linguistics at the University of British Columbia. “But there are some 4 (point)that carry through.”
According 5 Professor Babel, many original pirates came from southwest England, 6 “arrr!” was a kind of expression like the“eh?” of Canadians. As more pirates joined from all over the world, Pirate English, 7 (base)on the West Country, became a kind of common language for pirates.
Professor Babel 8 (believe)that much of our idea of how pirates spoke dated back to the 1950 Disney film of Treasure Island. Robert Newton, a British actor from the West Country, played Long John Silver, with his theatrical West Country accent. He was also invited 9 (play)Long John Silver in other films.
“The pirate talk is still used and celebrated because it’s expressive, engaging, and 10 (color),” explains Professor Babel.
