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Comic #4940

1 Long Tom: There be an even better reason to be givin’ yer father back some of the silver we been lootin’ from him.
2 Wendy: Hmmm. What be that?
2 Long Tom: He might be givin’ us a reward fer returnin’ stolen property!
3 Wendy: I be not sure he’d be givin’ us valuables fer any reason other than holdin’ him at sword-point.
4 Long Tom: Arrr! That be an even better idea!

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Pirate verb conjugation is tricky when different tenses get involved.

I initially wrote: " There be an even better reason to be givin’ yer father back some of the silver we looted from him."

Then I realised I should probably make "looted" into Pirate speak. I initially thought "be lootin’ from him", but that didn't sound past tense enough, so I settled on "been lootin’ from him".

I also considered: "... fer bein’returnin’ stolen property!" and "... other than bein’ holdin’ him at sword-point." but decided that way bes lyin’ madness.

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