American Children are speaking with British Accents from Binge Watching Peppa Pig

[yuna628 9,687]

Total trash article from the Daily Fail but hilarious that this is happening. I grew up with heavy influence of the accent from TV and with my family culturally and could turn the accent as needed for fun.

It's also interesting that it seems to be teaching kindergarten level kids a stronger vocabulary.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9802347/Children-speaking-British-accents-binge-watching-Peppa-Pig-Pandemic.html

 

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Some American children have begun speaking with British accents and using words like 'telly' after they binge-watched the English cartoon Peppa Pig during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The so called 'Peppa Effect' had children already mimicking the main character before the pandemic, but the lockdown and stay-at-home orders made the effect more widespread.

I know this article is blaming it on the lockdown, but it's apparently had the effect long before that. 

 

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/us-parents-reveal-their-children-are-speaking-in-british-accents-because-of-peppa-pig-a4064331.html

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I've heard about this trend from multiple people!

[TBoneTX 45,580]

After Mini-Bone went through the Thomas the Tank Engine phase, he could understand British dialect surprisingly well.

 

I prefer the spelling "tyres" to describe those round rubber/polymeric thingies under one's car.

[Skyman 327]

45 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

After Mini-Bone went through the Thomas the Tank Engine phase, he could understand British dialect surprisingly well.

 

I prefer the spelling "tyres" to describe those round rubber/polymeric thingies under one's car.

And do you throw a lot of unnecessary 'U's into words?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,376]

14 minutes ago, Skyman said:

And do you throw a lot of unnecessary 'U's into words?

I dont limiter my xtrea letters  to just U

Edited July 19, 2021 by Nature Boy 2.0

[Neonred 3,577]

5 hours ago, yuna628 said:

Total trash article from the Daily Fail but hilarious that this is happening. I grew up with heavy influence of the accent from TV and with my family culturally and could turn the accent as needed for fun.

It's also interesting that it seems to be teaching kindergarten level kids a stronger vocabulary.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9802347/Children-speaking-British-accents-binge-watching-Peppa-Pig-Pandemic.html

 

I know this article is blaming it on the lockdown, but it's apparently had the effect long before that. 

 

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/us-parents-reveal-their-children-are-speaking-in-british-accents-because-of-peppa-pig-a4064331.html

Thanks Yuna, you made me smile.  I had never heard of Peppa Pig until the pandemic last year.  My wife's daughter and family came to FL to stay with us (almost 5 months) to ride out the pandemic.  Her, her husband, two little boys (6 months and 2 1/2 years old) and their dog.  Peppa Pig was pretty much all the 2 1/2 year old would watch.  I would sit down to watch news and almost immediately get a tap on the shoulder and the word that "Sebastian wants to watch Peppa Pig....  I think I have seen every episode several times!  (And  a couple of episodes of Postman Pat)

 

I've learned some new "English words" like when I was told that Sebastian wants to play with his torch.  Torch?  Little kids should NOT be playing with a torch!!

Well, truth is the father is from the UK, so there is that part too.

I did get my revenge.  When the kids went to bed I made the father watch Tucker Carlson with me...EVERY night!

[TBoneTX 45,580]

5 hours ago, Skyman said:

And do you throw a lot of unnecessary 'U's into words?

The ONLY permissible British spelling is the one mentioned.