Avast means stop what you're doing because there's danger about. It is not a "piratey" form of hello. Please stop using it as a cheerful greeting. The word you're looking for is "ahoy." Using "avast" to call attention to your post about the ideal shade of yellow for a banana is like shouting "fire" in a crowded theater because you're out of popcorn. Stop it.
Avast Means Stop
@genuine-heather Google confirms. I have been using that incorrectly. My apologies.
Edit: So what is the pirate-y variant of go?
@ecljpse said in Avast Means Stop:
Edit: So what is the pirate-y variant of go?
This I do not know. But here's a handy little site I've found helpful:
A Pirate's Glossary of Terms
A comprehensive glossary of pirate terms and their meanings, historical info, and famous pirates. Arr!
EDIT: I can't vouch for this site's accuracy. I've been doing a fair amount of reading on the history and myths of pirates from the 17th to early 18th centuries, but I'm no expert by any means. I've found lots of conflicting information. Many popular myths are so pervasive they are simply assumed to be true. Deeper study dispels many myths, while confirming a few. It's very interesting subject matter, in any case!
@awesomecoreusa said in Avast Means Stop:
aye, but if we all use avast to mean ahoy then eventually the meaning changes. Like how literally now also means figuratively... actually, yeah let's stop using avast wrong, people who misuse literally literally kill me.
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@genuine-heather said in Avast Means Stop:
Using "avast" to call attention to your post about the ideal shade of yellow for a banana is like shouting "fire" in a crowded theater because you're out of popcorn. Stop it.
Can I yell "Avast!" if my popcorn caught on fire?
Nice little video here which suggests origins for some popular phrases as well -
@seamus-hound
Ahoy mate, this is the Sea of Thieves forums where we welcome respectful discussion, if this thread is of no interest to you, then please feel free to click 'ignore' at the bottom of the thread and move on.
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/45966/sea-of-thieves-official-forum-rules
Derogatory Language
Name calling, personal attacks and using derogatory language against Community Members, Rare Employees, Global Moderators or Deckhands is not acceptable.@seamus-hound said in Avast Means Stop:
@tundra-793 perhaps maybe you and the other 11 should find something else to get bent over about.
Okay. I vote for anger over missing Oxford commas in most writing. Oh! Or distortion of the phrase, "I couldn't care less!"
Seriously, I think you might be reading a bit much into the thread.
@ghostpaw said in Avast Means Stop:
@seamus-hound said in Avast Means Stop:
@tundra-793 perhaps maybe you and the other 11 should find something else to get bent over about.
Okay. I vote for anger over missing Oxford commas in most writing. Oh! Or distortion of the phrase, "I couldn't care less!"
Seriously, I think you might be reading a bit much into the thread.
Eh.. I could care less
@thealcani said in Avast Means Stop:
This game is full of English speakers using everything wrong. That's just another nail in the coffin of language. I'm not surprised!
I fixed it for you. ;)
A Pirate's Glossary of Terms
The Origins and Meanings of 9 Pirate Words and Expressions
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