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However, "Piratespeak" is somewhat of an exaggerated parody of some English rural accents ''of the 16th century''. A "snapshot" of a moment in the language during the "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift Great Vowel Shift]]", as it were. There are some who've argued the associating of rural English accents with seafaring folk be on account of Lord Nelson, whose contemporaries noted his heavy [[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norfolk]] accent. But the standard "Poirate accent" sounds more like it came from the UsefulNotes/WestCountry (Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Bristol), probably because of memories of famed Devonshire man, UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake. ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' (which does indeed begin in about the right part of England) did popularize it, as well as one of the most common phrases, "ARRRRHHHH!"

However, "Piratespeak" is somewhat of an exaggerated parody of some English rural accents ''of the 16th century''. A "snapshot" of a moment in the language during the "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift Great Vowel Shift]]", as it were. There are some who've argued the associating of rural English accents with seafaring folk be on account of Lord Nelson, whose contemporaries noted his heavy [[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norfolk]] accent. But the standard "Poirate accent" sounds more like it came from the UsefulNotes/West Country (Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Bristol), probably because of memories of famed Devonshire man, UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake. ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' (which does indeed begin in about the right part of England) did popularize it, as well as one of the most common phrases, "ARRRRHHHH!"

However, "Piratespeak" is somewhat of an exaggerated parody of some English rural accents ''of the 16th century''. A "snapshot" of a moment in the language during the "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift Great Vowel Shift]]", as it were. There are some who've argued the associating of rural English accents with seafaring folk be on account of Lord Nelson, whose contemporaries noted his heavy [[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norfolk]] accent. But the standard "Poirate accent" sounds more like it came from the West Country (Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Cornwall and Bristol), probably because of memories of famed Devonshire man, UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake. ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' (which does indeed begin in about the right part of England) did popularize it, as well as one of the most common phrases, "ARRRRHHHH!"

* Salty the diesel from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''.

However, "Piratespeak" is somewhat of an exaggerated parody of some English rural accents ''of the 16th century''. A "snapshot" of a moment in the language during the "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift Great Vowel Shift]]", as it were. There are some who've argued the associating of rural English accents with seafaring folk be on account of Lord Nelson, whose contemporaries noted his heavy [[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norfolk]] accent. But the standard "Poirate accent" sounds more like it came from the West Country (Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Bristol), probably because of memories of famed Devonshire man, UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake. ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' (which does indeed begin in about the right part of England) did popularize it, as well as one of the most common phrases, "ARRRRHHHH!"

* Services for [[http://www.venganza.org/ His Noodliness the Flying Spaghetti Monster]] must be conducted in pirate-speak. Also, lack of pirates is causing ClimateChange.

* Music/{{Alestorm}}, being a pirate-themed band, sings like this.

* Services for [[http://www.venganza.org/ His Noodliness the Flying Spaghetti Monster]] must be conducted in pirate-speak. Also, lack of pirates is causing GlobalWarming.

* An episode of ''Series/SesameStreet'' available on DVD had Elmo encounter the Book-caneers, led by Creator/TinaFey. Among the challenges Elmo had to pass to join the Book-caneers was to name three words that begin with "a pirate's favorite letter". Alan [[GenreSavvy thought it would be "ARRRH!"]], but [[SubvertedTrope it turned out to be "F"]]. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "Pirates LOVE F-words!"]]

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Capt. Storm and his crew talk like they've come from the film which started the trend, as amusingly do the Barnacle Gang for a brief unremarked upon bit after they discover the map to Storm's buried treasure.

* In ''WesternAnimaton/TheBossBaby'', one of Tim's favorite fantasies is being a pirate and when he plays pirates with the Boss Baby, the Boss Baby says, "You're fired! And here's your severance package! Ha!", causing Tim to tell him that "You're not supposed to end 'Ha!' You're supposed to end with 'AAARRRGH'!"

-->'''McCallister''': Arr, I hate the sea, and everything in it!

* The "pirate episode" of ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' is noteworthy for its title alone: "Charrrmed".

* Averted in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''. The undead pirate Cortez has a Spanish accent, befitting his name.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' has Mr. Krabs, Patchy the Pirate, the FlyingDutchman, and many more. There even be a pirate-themed episode titled "Aargh!", which does parody this trope.

* Binky from ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' does it for one episode me hearties. When asked about it, he says it is International UsefulNotes/TalkLikeAPirateDay. Arr, when he continues the next day Mr. Ratburn tells him that it is no longer International Talk Like a Pirate Day so he should cut it out.

* Considering many pirates, including UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}}, came from the south west of England, Robert Newton was pretty much spot on with the accent.

In RealLife, for a very long time, pirates have been around. [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar Julius Caesar]] fought them, and to this day, pirates are still taking ships off the coast of Somalia. Logic dictates that all these pirates be speaking in many different ways, but in Hollywood, there exists only one way pirates talk.

* Mostly averted, surprisingly in the original 1953 ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' movie. In which [[HookHand Captain Hook]], despite him -- especially in his appearance here -- being one of the most iconic "classic pirates" in all fiction, speaks mostly regular English with scarcely any pirate sayings. He may call his crewmates "swabs" a scattered few times, say "ye" instead of "you" occasionally, and ultimately threaten [[WouldHurtAChild the children]] with [[WalkThePlank walking the plank]], but aside from that, he's pretty much an aversion. Even his crew, despite looking and acting very much like the cartoon pirates they are, don't use much of the typical slang aside from "Yo-ho!" [[PirateSong when they sing]] [[VillainSong "The Elegant Captain Hook"]]. To top it all off, not even one "Arr!" is heard!

In fact, this trope is NewerThanTheyThink. The standard {{pirate}} accent was said to have been invented by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Newton Robert Newton]] for the 1950 movie ''Film/{{Treasure Island|1950}}''. There's even a scene in the film where he ends a prayer with "Arrrmen."

* The pirates on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.

* '' VideoGame/SonicRushSeries '' Captain Whisker be his name, and thieving be his game!
-->'''Mini''' O mighty evil, come fourth into this world!\\
'''Mum''' Rule the seven seas!\\
'''Mini''' Justice is not welcome! Kindness is weakness!\\
'''Mun''' Master of evil, show unto us those mighty whiskers!\\
'''Whisker''' And so, it is I! The Dread Pirate Whisker! D'arr har har har!!

* The infamous ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch in which a pirate convention (held at the at the Ritz Carrrrlton) hired actor Peter Saarsgaard to be their keynote speaker simply because of all the "arrrr"s in his name. Yes, this WAS the best joke they could come up with featuring Peter Saarsgaard.

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** {{Zigzagged}} be the [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing dub]] o' {{Creator/Funimation}}; some of these seadogs engage in Pirate Talk, while others will chose to forego the accent like the landlubbers they are, and some of these pirates get to a full accent when the seas be storming, or when great fights take place.

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* ''ComicBook/USAvengers:'' The time-travelling supervillain Golden Skull steals a bunch of Arcade's robots who talk like this. It leads to the Captain America of thirty years from "now" fighting off a bunch of robots going "arr" and "jim, lad" at her, even as their heads are getting knocked off.

* The four do this a little in ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'' after they come out of Gothmarik Citadel loaded with treasure chests. Paul also says “Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum” after he retrieves a chest from a pedestal in the middle of a [[AcidPool pool of acid]].
* At the end of ''FanFic/BecomingFemale'', Crystal (Franchise/HarryPotter, after [[RuleSixtyThree turning female]]) gets married to [[DracoInLeatherPants Draco Malfoy]] at a pirate-themed wedding. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5822132/54/Becoming-Female The wedding vows are spoken in pirate speak.]]

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* Mostly averted, surprisingly in the original 1953 ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' movie. In which [[HookHand Captain Hook]], despite him - especially in his appearance here - being one of the most iconic 'classic pirates' in all fiction, speaks mostly regular English with scarcely any pirate sayings. He may call his crewmates "swabs" a scattered few times, say "ye" instead of "you" occasionally, and ultimately threaten [[WouldHurtAChild the children]] with [[WalkThePlank walking the plank]], but aside from that, he's pretty much an aversion. Even his crew, despite looking and acting very much like the cartoon pirates they are, don't use much of the typical slang aside from "Yo-ho!" [[PirateSong when they sing]] [[VillainSong The Elegant Captain Hook.]] To top it all off, not even one "Arr!" is heard!

-->'''Pirate With A Scarf:''' You can't just say "arrr" at the end of a sentence and think that makes everything alright.

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* In the Film/{{Popeye}} movie, Bluto does a pirate growl at one point during his VillainSong, but otherwise mostly avoids this.
** At one point in his number, Poopdeck Pappy does a "yo-ho" [[note]]Well, technically two.[[/note]].

* ''Series/DoctorWho''

-->'''The Doctor:''' Yo ho ho! (''{{beat}}'') Or does anyone actually say that?

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'''Pirate:''' Arr, this be just how I talk! Now-\\

* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing''

* The Online multiplayer puzzle game ''VideoGame/PuzzlePirates'' has most of its lines in this style. There's even an option to hide swear words and convert them to piratey swears, like [[{{Tintin}} "Billions of blisterin' barnacles!"]]

-->'''Blackbeard''': "Arrrr! Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! All that pirate drivel the tourists are always asking me to repeat. Bollocks."

--> Nate:Avery makes a grand toast.
--> Nate: (raises cup) For God and Liberty! Argh. Ahoy. Mateys. All that
--> Elena chuckled
--> Nate: And they all take a swig except these two. And just like that (snaps finger) all the treasure of Libertalia become the sole possession of two men.

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* Captain Hawkins and her crew from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' speak in this manner despite their instance that they're not actually SkyPirates but legal merchants.

* As do [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120222 Bangladesh DuPree]] of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' once. Well, she ''is'' a [[PirateGirl pirate lass]], after all.
-->'''[=DuPree=]:''' Ooooh, I've ''missed'' you, me proud beauty. Hee hee! YARRRR!
** Captain Hawkins, and the British admiral certainly go in for this sort of thing..

* the “Advanced Restraint Research” story arc in ''Webcomic/{{Empowered}}'' defies description... pirate-themed bondage fetishists operating under the acronym A.R.R. ..... yes, really....

* Website/{{Facebook}} has an English(Pirate) language setting. In this setting, the language choice setting is called 'DON'T TOUCH THIS'.

* Instructions can be found [[http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/49/how-to-talk-like-a-pirate here]].
* ''Roleplay/OpenBlue'''s help topics tend to shift into and out of it. Depends on the mood, apparently.

* Gan Ning always talks like this in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', despite being Chinese.

* In ''Machinima/FreemansMind'', Freeman spends episode 27 talking like this, though his throat is too sore to continue after the episode is over.

* Captain [=McCallister=] in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

-->'''Blackbeard''': (''examining writing'') Arr, 'tis some kind of treasure map!
-->'''Benedict Arnold''': You idiot, you can't read!
-->'''Blackbeard''': Aye, 'tis true. My debauchery was my way of compensatin'!

-->'''Dogbeard''': Here be the plan. Time was, I had a heap of gold was mine by right, but I was hornswaggled by one Captain Hog.
-->'''Suzy Sheep''': What?
-->'''Narrator''': Pirate talk is a bit difficult to understand.
-->'''Dogbeard''': Captain Hog took my treasure.
-->'''Kids''': Oh.

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Avast! This be a [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Self-Demonstratin' Arrrticle]], matey.

In [[RealLife all o' history]] since the dawn of time, thar be pirates. [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar Julius Caesarrr]] fought 'em, and to this day pirates be takin' ships off the coast o' Somalia. Logic dictates that all these pirates be speakin' many a tongue, but in Hollywood, thar be only ''one'' way for pirates t' talk!

In fact, this trope be [[NewerThanTheyThink New-arrr Than They Think]]. The standard {{pirate}} accent was said ta ha' been invented by a scurvy lan'lubb'r callin' himself [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Newton Robert Newton]] for the 1950 movie ''Film/{{Treasure Island|1950}}''. Thar even be a scene in the film where he ends a prayer with "Arrrmen."

However, yer new-fangled "Piratespeak" be somethin' o' a very exad-urated parody of some English rural accents ''o' the 16th century''. A "snapshot" of a moment in the language durin' the "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift Great Vowel Shift]]", as it were. Thar be some who've arrrgued the associatin' o' English rural accents with seafarin' folk be on account o' that scourge o' the sea, Lord Nelson, whose contemporaries noted his heavy [[UsefulNotes/EastAnglia Norfolk]] accent. But the standarrrd "Poirate accent" be soundin' morrre like it be from the West Countrrry (Devon, Dorrrzet, Corrrnwall an' Brrristol), probably 'cos o' memories of famed Devonshire man, [[UsefulNotes/SirFrancisDrake Sirrr Francis Drrrake]]. ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' (which do indeed begin in arrrrbout the right parrrrt of England) did popularise it, as well as that lovliest o' all phrases, "ARRRRHHHH!"

This be specifically inclusive o' characters talkin' like pirates while obviously not bein' pirates, or havin' a pirate-themed episode or moment as a joke. But also be includin' times when a fictional pirate talks "piratey", even tho' he [[RealityIsUnrealistic might not 'ave]] in [[RealLife reality]].

For more piratey fun, be ye also lookin' at [[DressedToPlunder Dressed t' Plunder]], a SisterTrope for costumes, and, o'course, {{Pirate}}, the SuperTrope. For a good ol' hearty pirate shanty, look at PirateSong! And be sure to celebrate International UsefulNotes/TalkLikeAPirateDay, or I'll be havin' yer guts fer garters, lan'lubb'r!

Any swab among ye who mixes us up with them poncey fops at AntiquatedLinguistics or FloweryElizabethanEnglish gets a [[ATasteOfTheLash lick o' the Cat.]]

SpacePirates be sometimes talkin' thus too. But, [[Series/DoctorWho moons of madness]], there sometimes be variants.

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