Is there any historical basis for Pirate Talk?

by bigbrothersrule

“Arrr” “Me Hardies” “Avast ye Land Lubbers” etc.

The_Truthkeeper

I did a writeup about this a couple years ago. To summarize, some stereotypical pirate lingo comes from real language used by real pirates or sailors, but a lot of it is from books and movies, notably Treasure Island.