It has even got a name: “The Peppa Effect.” Parents say it’s real.
Many American families have taken to social media to describe how the popular British animated series is causing their kids to adopt British accents.
That moment when you realize your child has a British accent from watching too much peppa pig.
— Jay Joyce (@echoblockjay) December 23, 2015
Some parents are even catching their children’s new found accents on video:
Is watching Peppa Pig making US children talk with British accents?
This is Oliver Smalley, a three-year-old boy, who has picked up the British accent after watching the popular children’s TV show https://t.co/CcVI5F6XEv pic.twitter.com/UcGigdv9tn
— ITV News (@itvnews) February 12, 2019
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