"Peppa Pig Effect" that hit the little ones leaves moms mortified

Peppa Pig is a very popular show with kids and parents – because the sweet cartoon characters keep kids busy for hours.

Now, parents notice a rather unexpected consequence of their children watching the series, all related to the way their children speak.

Moms and dads around the world have reported that their children have started talking like a pink pig – some adopting a British "plum" accent and others sniffing at the end of their sentences.

On Romper, moms have described the hilarious imitation of their children.

One of them wrote: "After 21 hours of flying devoted to watching episodes of Peppa Pig on iPad, my child had adopted the British accent of Peppa Pig, calling me" Mom "and finishing his sentences with the sniffing of the Peppa brand.

"Two years later, she always starts the conversation, call it the Peppa effect."

Another mother, from Virginia, USA, said that her baby girl had started saying "daddy" in the same way as Peppa Pig.

At the same time, a Seattle, Washington-based mother noticed that her three-year-old "was watching Peppa Pig so much that she was pronouncing" Zebra "and" tomato "with a British accent. ", according to a Twitter article.

Another parent on Twitter revealed: "I was excited when my daughter started watching Peppa Pig because I thought she could capture a lovely British accent, but all she learned was it's sniffing like a pig. "

A third wrote on the social networking platform: "Thanks to Peppa Pig, my 2 year old, who has never left the city of Washington, Oregon and California has a strong British accent."

Parents from the north of the UK also noticed that their children were feeling the southern accents of England in the show.

A Leeds-based mom wrote on Twitter: "My toddler often speaks with a southern accent from England because of too much exposure to Peppa Pig." Would he prefer an American accent with a long A in bath and castle … "

Although it may sound a bit odd if your child has a strong English BBC accent, experts make sure that this type of mime is simply a matter of exposure.

Roberto Rey Agudo, director of the language program of the Spanish and Portuguese Department of Dartmouth College, told Romper that the rumors of Peppa accents outside the UK were partly due to the popularity of the show.

He said that it was "partly because Peppa Pig was such a phenomenon with a crowd aged 2 to 5 years and that it is considered cute, while I do not know what other series have that kind of currency right now. "

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