I've always wondered this...
2007-08-14 04:25:32 · 12 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I LOVE these answers!!!
2007-08-14 05:28:45 · update #1
Y'ar is a diminutive of Ye are. As in Y'ar to be tying down that sail.
2007-08-14 17:04:48 · answer #1 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a strong inversion of the "R" sound in the Cornish accent, and it is believed that a disproportionate number of pirates were Cornish. Cornwall is admirably suited, geographically, for piracy, so there may be something to this story.
Would a dyslexic pirate say "RAAAA?"
2007-08-14 12:25:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure that all (actual) pirates didn't run around "yarrr-ing" all the time. That's just part of the popular shorthand portrayal of pirates.
2007-08-14 11:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by stmichaeldet 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol - if you ever get to see the inside of a max security prison in the uk you may notice that pirates STILL talk that way!!!it may be funny but i'm SERIOUS, mmmmokay?
2007-08-14 12:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by mlsgeorge 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've always felt that was how the other British felt the Cornish/Irish accents went.
2007-08-14 12:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that they wanted everyone to think they were tougher than they really were. But then again I guess you have to be pretty tough to make someone walk the plank.
2007-08-14 11:38:50 · answer #6 · answered by snowflake 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yar or yare is authentic - it means ready, set for action; or characterized by speed and agility
arg seems to be a general interjection
2007-08-14 12:49:25 · answer #7 · answered by GRR 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shiver me Timbers is stranger!!
2007-08-14 11:43:46 · answer #8 · answered by Emotional Beast V 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it's just their favorite letter of the alphabet.
2007-08-14 12:13:05 · answer #9 · answered by Erica R 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They were constipated from a lack of fiber!! LOL!!
2007-08-14 11:58:05 · answer #10 · answered by M. Rod 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋