As many of my peers, I am active on the social networking site Facebook. My interface has always been set on British English to learn some vocabulary. But after a while, the same old, plain English expressions gets a bit boring. So I decided to look into the interface possibilities and that's where I made my discovery.
You can set the language of the Facebook interface to... Pirate English! This might sound a bit vague at first, but after a few clicks I understood what it was all about. Instead of a home page, I now own a home port. I don't have Facebook friends, but mateys. And I don't write on a wall, I scrawl on a plank. It took me a while to get used to the new terminology and I had to research a few words (like "scour" and "wench"). The pirate English version of Facebook has already taught me a great deal of funny vocabulary and alternative grammar. I don't think I will change it quickly.
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