Are North American children adopting British accents because of Peppa Pig?
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Several news items have surfaced today which report that North American children are adopting British accents at a very young age due to watching Peppa Pig episodes. The only source quoted is Romper which does not seem, to me, to be what I would term an 'academic' source.
Is there any other source for this ?
If it were true I would have expected comments to surface in the UK first, regarding a regional effect within the UK.
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Several news items have surfaced today which report that North American children are adopting British accents at a very young age due to watching Peppa Pig episodes. The only source quoted is Romper which does not seem, to me, to be what I would term an 'academic' source.
Is there any other source for this ?
If it were true I would have expected comments to surface in the UK first, regarding a regional effect within the UK.
ITV NEWS
american-english british-english
asked 9 hours ago
Nigel JNigel J
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I am amazed how the news media project the same story to different audiences. American parents claim, admit, or declare the phenomenon, to which they are baffled, mortified, worried, or complaining, which all sound incredibly overwrought—I think they mainly play to the British conceit that the average American is even aware of the existence of other countries on any kind of regular basis, and that Britain is one of them. We all know the reason to avoid Peppa Pig is because it "causes autism" (not really).
– choster
8 hours ago
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From personal experience, my nieces love Peppa Pig, but they haven't picked up any Briticisms (beyond what Harry Potter and so on have already done). What they have picked up is snorting, which I can't imagine is appreciated anywhere.
– choster
8 hours ago
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I wouldn't call it an accent altogether, but my 20 month old has seen perhaps a few too many David Attenborough documentaries, and now pronounces zebra as "zeh-bra" in the British manner. So this doesn't seem implausible, although I can't find any source that seems particularly more reliable than the above.
– Meg
5 hours ago
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Several news items have surfaced today which report that North American children are adopting British accents at a very young age due to watching Peppa Pig episodes. The only source quoted is Romper which does not seem, to me, to be what I would term an 'academic' source.
Is there any other source for this ?
If it were true I would have expected comments to surface in the UK first, regarding a regional effect within the UK.
ITV NEWS
american-english british-english
asked 9 hours ago
Nigel JNigel J
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Several news items have surfaced today which report that North American children are adopting British accents at a very young age due to watching Peppa Pig episodes. The only source quoted is Romper which does not seem, to me, to be what I would term an 'academic' source.
Is there any other source for this ?
If it were true I would have expected comments to surface in the UK first, regarding a regional effect within the UK.
ITV NEWS
american-english british-english
american-english british-english
asked 9 hours ago
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I am amazed how the news media project the same story to different audiences. American parents claim, admit, or declare the phenomenon, to which they are baffled, mortified, worried, or complaining, which all sound incredibly overwrought—I think they mainly play to the British conceit that the average American is even aware of the existence of other countries on any kind of regular basis, and that Britain is one of them. We all know the reason to avoid Peppa Pig is because it "causes autism" (not really).
– choster
8 hours ago
1
From personal experience, my nieces love Peppa Pig, but they haven't picked up any Briticisms (beyond what Harry Potter and so on have already done). What they have picked up is snorting, which I can't imagine is appreciated anywhere.
– choster
8 hours ago
1
I wouldn't call it an accent altogether, but my 20 month old has seen perhaps a few too many David Attenborough documentaries, and now pronounces zebra as "zeh-bra" in the British manner. So this doesn't seem implausible, although I can't find any source that seems particularly more reliable than the above.
– Meg
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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I am amazed how the news media project the same story to different audiences. American parents claim, admit, or declare the phenomenon, to which they are baffled, mortified, worried, or complaining, which all sound incredibly overwrought—I think they mainly play to the British conceit that the average American is even aware of the existence of other countries on any kind of regular basis, and that Britain is one of them. We all know the reason to avoid Peppa Pig is because it "causes autism" (not really).
– choster
8 hours ago
1
From personal experience, my nieces love Peppa Pig, but they haven't picked up any Briticisms (beyond what Harry Potter and so on have already done). What they have picked up is snorting, which I can't imagine is appreciated anywhere.
– choster
8 hours ago
1
I wouldn't call it an accent altogether, but my 20 month old has seen perhaps a few too many David Attenborough documentaries, and now pronounces zebra as "zeh-bra" in the British manner. So this doesn't seem implausible, although I can't find any source that seems particularly more reliable than the above.
– Meg
5 hours ago
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1
I am amazed how the news media project the same story to different audiences. American parents claim, admit, or declare the phenomenon, to which they are baffled, mortified, worried, or complaining, which all sound incredibly overwrought—I think they mainly play to the British conceit that the average American is even aware of the existence of other countries on any kind of regular basis, and that Britain is one of them. We all know the reason to avoid Peppa Pig is because it "causes autism" (not really).
– choster
8 hours ago
I am amazed how the news media project the same story to different audiences. American parents claim, admit, or declare the phenomenon, to which they are baffled, mortified, worried, or complaining, which all sound incredibly overwrought—I think they mainly play to the British conceit that the average American is even aware of the existence of other countries on any kind of regular basis, and that Britain is one of them. We all know the reason to avoid Peppa Pig is because it "causes autism" (not really).
– choster
8 hours ago
1
1
From personal experience, my nieces love Peppa Pig, but they haven't picked up any Briticisms (beyond what Harry Potter and so on have already done). What they have picked up is snorting, which I can't imagine is appreciated anywhere.
– choster
8 hours ago
From personal experience, my nieces love Peppa Pig, but they haven't picked up any Briticisms (beyond what Harry Potter and so on have already done). What they have picked up is snorting, which I can't imagine is appreciated anywhere.
– choster
8 hours ago
1
1
I wouldn't call it an accent altogether, but my 20 month old has seen perhaps a few too many David Attenborough documentaries, and now pronounces zebra as "zeh-bra" in the British manner. So this doesn't seem implausible, although I can't find any source that seems particularly more reliable than the above.
– Meg
5 hours ago
I wouldn't call it an accent altogether, but my 20 month old has seen perhaps a few too many David Attenborough documentaries, and now pronounces zebra as "zeh-bra" in the British manner. So this doesn't seem implausible, although I can't find any source that seems particularly more reliable than the above.
– Meg
5 hours ago
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I am amazed how the news media project the same story to different audiences. American parents claim, admit, or declare the phenomenon, to which they are baffled, mortified, worried, or complaining, which all sound incredibly overwrought—I think they mainly play to the British conceit that the average American is even aware of the existence of other countries on any kind of regular basis, and that Britain is one of them. We all know the reason to avoid Peppa Pig is because it "causes autism" (not really).
– choster
8 hours ago
1
From personal experience, my nieces love Peppa Pig, but they haven't picked up any Briticisms (beyond what Harry Potter and so on have already done). What they have picked up is snorting, which I can't imagine is appreciated anywhere.
– choster
8 hours ago
1
I wouldn't call it an accent altogether, but my 20 month old has seen perhaps a few too many David Attenborough documentaries, and now pronounces zebra as "zeh-bra" in the British manner. So this doesn't seem implausible, although I can't find any source that seems particularly more reliable than the above.
– Meg
5 hours ago