Parents in the U.S. are claiming the popular children’s TV show Peppa Pig has caused their kids to start speaking in a British accent. The cartoon follows the life of a pig, Peppa, and her family as they go about their day-to-day life in a fictional U.K. town made up of various animal families.
And now parents of children who love the show are noticing that their kids are beginning to speak just like the characters in the cartoon. The animated series first aired in May 2004, and has since grown to become a popular TV show for young children. Kids all over the world are now tuning in to see Peppa’s latest adventures, and it seems as though Peppa’s southern British accent and vocabulary seem to be having effect on those watching the show.
Dozens of parents have recently shared their concerns on Twitter, with many blaming the TV show for causing a change in the way their children are speaking. One said, “My 4-year-old baby girl loves watching Peppa Pig and I have noticed her accent and grammar is extraordinary.” “Last night I asked her to sleep and she looked at me and said ‘Daddy, can you snuggle me?’ I don’t remember the last time I used that word,” he added.
U.S. mother and writer Janet Manley called it the Peppa effect. In an article she wrote for Romper, Janet revealed that immediately after her daughter’s first time watching the show two years ago, she started calling her “mummy”. Her daughter also began snorting at the end of her sentences, just like the cartoon pig. And the Peppa effect isn’t anything new. Parents have been tweeting about it for a number of years.
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