Did pirates really say "arrrr"?

[Vandelay]

The "Explainer" column on Slate.com talks about what pirates were REALLY like. Interesting stuff:

http://www.slate.com/id/2167567/nav/fix/

[Davy]

Interesting, thanks for posting.

[Gabyta]

anyone knows that??

[smartiepants95]

idk i think they do if they show that in movies so much

[Captain]

I'm quite sure that they did. It's a menacing sound. They probably didn't literally say 'ARRRR' that much, but something to that effect.