Pirate Dictionary »

For those among us who suffered the embarrassment of yelling "Avast, ye!" when we meant to yell "Aweigh, ye!" at our bosses on "Talk Like a Pirate Day," Breverton (marketing and management, UWIC Business School, Cardiff) comes to the rescue with hundreds of words and phrases that indicate pirates might have considered careers in applied linguistics instead. Nestled among the dictionary entries are hidden treasures such as information about life aboard pirate ships, lists of major naval mutinies, and jokes. Here's where to learn what a "ratcastle" is, how female pirates escaped execution, and how exactly to get ready for that extreme makeover known as the "pegleg." Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR