US parents reveal Peppa Pig causes children to speak with BRITISH ACCENTS
PARENTS in the US are claiming TV show Peppa Pig has taught their children how to speak with a British accent.
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Young fans of the popular programme, which follows the life of a pig living in a fictional UK town, are said to have picked up the different twangs of their favourite characters. Mother and writer Janet Manley, from the US, has branded this the “Peppa effect”. She wrote an article for Romper and revealed her daughter started calling her ‘mummy’ after starting to watch the show two years ago.
Ms Manley also revealed her daughter also makes the same distinctive noises as the cartoon pig.
She said: “Two years later, she still oinks in conversation. Call it the Peppa effect.”
Other parents have shared their bemusement over their children’s new vocabulary on social media.
One parent wrote on Twitter: “My child won’t stop talking with an accent ever since she started watching Peppa Pig?”
Another user said: “My four year baby girl loves watching Peppa Pig and I have noticed her accent and grammar is extraordinary.
“Last night I tucked her to sleep and she looks at me and says ‘daddy, can you snuggle me?’
“I was like why did you just say Baby Girl? I don’t remember the last time I used that word.”
Meanwhile another added: “The most entertaining aspect of my life right now is that my toddler has been watching Peppa Pig and now speaks with a British accent.”
Peppa Pig was first aired in 2004 and has caused parents to share their concerns over their children watching the show too much.
Twitter user Anqelique Green wrote on Twitter in June 2011: “My daughter is watching Peppa Pig on YouTube and is now talking with some sort of Oz accent.
“My US/French child, with an Oz accent = FUNNY.”
Another user said in March 2014: “Signs your child has watched too much Peppa Pig.
“She says: “Let’s ring the handyman” or “I’m a bit bored, Mummy.”