Types of Words

In this vast world of words things can become easily misconstrued. Starting with HOMONYMS or words that sound alike but have different meanings. Then we have HOMOPHONES a type of homonym that sounds alike but has different meanings and have different spellings. Then to add to the confusion HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Want a little more confusion try learning from a Pirate!

Pirate Words

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All hands hoy, heave ho or shark bait for the sea,
swashbuckling seadogs, blow the man down, an eye for an eye.
Avast ye now batten down the hatches, there's land we see,
feed the fish of Davy Jones' locker, walk the plank, aye aye.

Hornswagglers get a hempen halter ye hear,
so we pillaged pieces of eight until the conch shell blew.
Blimey lad, cleave a buccaneer to the brisket with this cutlass here,
no privateers nor scallywag landlubbers, just old salt sailing the blue.

Up in the crow's nest, the lookout keeps sight for low tide,
strung high from the mizzen, a black flag of Jolly Roger held tight by knot.
Run a rig, run a shot across the bow, keelhaul ropes tied,
bring a spring upon'er, the shallows we go not.
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