- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (21 Jan 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1599631962
- ISBN-13: 978-1599631967
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 129,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Pirate Primer" is the first and only book on the pirate language. It explores in a definitive way the unique vernacular of English-speaking pirates covering vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and syntax. It is an 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 user sees the content of the Primer deployed in actual context by actual pirates.
About the Author
George Choudas lives and works in New York City. He is a corporate litigator and a former FBI agent. The Pirate Primer was inspired by a trolley ride taken in Key West, Florida, during which a coarse shop owner-cum-pirate charged after the sightseers on foot, swinging a cutlass and screaming pirate epithets.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This has turned out to be the exact kind of thing I was looking for! You can never truely tell what the contents of the book are going to be when you buy online, with the exception of video reviews or "look inside", and even then you only get a sniff of the innards of said book. I wanted a kind of pirate dictionary, with different subjects, explanations, grammar, syntax etc etc. Nicely presented, leather bound hard back. Bigger than I expected too and a lot of attention has gone into the presentation of the look and feel of the page layouts. I'm very happy with this book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Got mates who are Goths, she we can always find a pressie for, but him! He,s really into pirates at the moment, they go to Whitby Goth Weekends with all the gear. This was the first thing he packed in the car, loved it, know where to come to for this years birthday present.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Received the book within the time specified by the seller. This book is brilliant!! It has reported pirate stories as well as teaching you how to "be" a pirate!
Excellent stuff.
Excellent stuff.
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