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Why does he say "me crew" here?

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Rebecca

He says "me" here in place of "my". This is incorrect grammar but is popular among the dialect assumed of pirates. Pirates probably didn't really speak in this way, however, media and literature has shaped pirates into a specific character where they speak in this way and use incorrect grammar.

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