My blogs

Blogs I follow

Industry	Education
Occupation	ESL teacher / cultural consultant (USA)
Location	Charlotte, NC, United States
Interests	social justice, critical thinking, communication, democratic process, citizenship / nation-making, photography, journalism
Favorite music	Categories: classical, jazz, rhythm & blues, rock & roll, ballads, country-western

If you were a pirate, how would you avoid laughing when saying 'poop deck'?

Since there's no connection in meaning between the two words 'poop' and 'poop deck' - a part of the ship - I wouldn't be tempted to laugh.