Note to Sons

[kyra_ojosverdes]

"Irish Brogue" and "Talking Like a Pirate" actually have very little in common, and are certainly not interchangeable. To the best of my knowledge no leprechauns in any form of literature have said "Arrrr, me mateys!"

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[mactavish.livejournal.com]

A couple of the kids at work yesterday were on the top of the jungle gym, which was a ship, and they were pirates. One of the kids appointed herself queen, then they decided they were cat pirates, and good pirates at that, and wanted to rescue people who had fallen in the water, so they sailed around, happy as could be, rescuing people with the Queen of the Cat Pirates at the helm.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

Awww! That is adorable.

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

That's right. "Talk Like A Pirate" is actually primarily either Scottish or East Anglian, not Irish.

It therefore also has some similarities to Appalachian and Old West, since those are also Scottish-basis.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

My mom once went on at great length about migratory patterns, regional dialects and customs, and how many things associated with specific regions of the US (particularly the Southeast, especially before the Civil War) were brought by immigrant Scots.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Take a look at http://jameswebb.com/ with special attention to his latest book, Born Fighting.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

I've seen this book mentioned a few times. AFAIK, Mom hadn't read it, her conclusions were based on genealogical research, including diaries and such. Hmm, the Missoula Public Library has this book. I may end up doing the 50-book challenge by default this year. :-p

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Webb writes well. I haven't (yet) read Born Fighting, though I've read other books he's written. His first novel, Fields of Fire, is a real classic that has been on the Marine Corps professional reading list for the past 20 or so years.

[ebon-bear.livejournal.com]

I now have a mental image of Edward Teach (Blackbeard) muttering about people being after his Lucky Charms.

Do me a favour and thank your kids for teh giggle.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

*laughing* Will do. That is quite the image.

[americanvalkrie.livejournal.com]

http://www.talklikeapirateday.com

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Sure and ye never heard of Green Beard? The scourge of the seven seas he was, a wee little fella with a will of iron, sure enough. Had hisself a crew put together from the worst hell holes of the West Indies, from Kingstown to Port Au Prince. They still speak of him with awe. Have ye never heard o' 'the eighteen inch prick?'

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

I'm referring them to YOU, sir, when they ask me to explain that phrase.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I'll make up some nonsense about the keen dagger he carried, I'm sure. Then I'll change the subject and regale them with tales of Grania O'Malley.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

I was browsing tmi_chix earlier, and had occasion to remind Mark that it's rude to read over someone's shoulder. Mostly because I didn't especially want to answer his questions about "what does that mean?"


Now I'm curious about Grania O'Malley. *calls kids over so they'll ask questions about Green Beard*

[wcg.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_O%27_Malley

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

Oooooooooohh.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

She was notorious for her short hair.

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

*grin* So I read!

[wcg.livejournal.com]

She's become quite the influence on Irish and Irish-American authors. Whenever you find a strong willed woman with short-cut dark hair and sparkling blue eyes in a work of fiction written by these authors, you can bet she's a character based in no small part on Grania.