Ahoy, ye landlubbers!

This episode, Teia and Cher test out terrible pirate accents that would send them straight to Davy Jones’ locker, do some pirate mythbusting, and sail the seven seas in an exploration of pirate linguistics. Of course, we also pay our must needed homage to the iconic Zheng Yi Sao, and delve into the depths of East Asian thalassocratic piracy.

Teia’s word of the day: Scuttlebutt, /ˈskʌtəlbʌt/

Noun: a cask of drinking water; slang for gossip. Definition by Wikipedia

Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Yi_Sao

MacKay, Joseph. “Pirate Nations: Maritime Pirates as Escape Societies in Late Imperial China.” Social Science History 37, no. 4 (2013): 551–73. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24573942.

https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/pirate-terms

https://piratevoyages.com/pirate-lingo/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VRFR81x8ME

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/120919-talk-like-a-pirate-day-news-history?loggedin=true&rnd=1689867823214

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/why-do-pirates-say-ar

We hope you enjoyed this episode of The Gifted Kid Complex! This episode is hosted by Teia C. (Oxford History BA) and presented with the creator of the show, Cher C. (UCL Philosophy BA), who hosts every other episode.

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CREATOR/DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: Cher C.

CO-HOSTS, PRIMARY WRITER/RESEARCHERS: Cher C. and Teia C.

PRIMARY EDITOR: Cher C., SECONDARY EDITOR: Teia C.

AUDIO ENGINEER: Teia C.

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