From the Otherwords series produced by PBS Digital Studios, this is a video of Dr. Erica Brozovsky discussing some of the many English expressions that came from sailor jargon and nautical terms, and how they all came to be. I actually thought it was a really interesting watch, and not just because I’m a pirate and love people speaking my language. Now, let’s go deep-six some cold ones, get groggy, and end up four sheets to the wind! “It’s three sheets to the wind.” Maybe for amateurs.