My 3y/o Scottish nephew speaks in a near perfect American accent because of how much YouTube he watches
We need another rebellion
Submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to memes@sopuli.xyz
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Retrograde@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Venicon@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
I’m Scottish as is my whole family and our nieces (5 of them) all say bucks, trash can, soccer ball. I’m quick to point out their errors but I have to give them a wee bit leeway but I draw the line at trick or treating.
Retrograde@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oof, soccer ball must hurt though
EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 11 months ago
What do you guys call it?
(Canadian here, we get the British spelling of American words here, and of course the correct spelling of whisky)
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
That’s funny
Retrograde@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It is highly amusing but also somewhat concerning, lol
sukhmel@programming.dev 11 months ago
I really hate it that everyone, me included, picks up an American pronunciation because almost everything is in it.
On an unrelated note, that’s why Baldur’s Gate 3 was such a breath of fresh air having voice over in British. But even that was disliked by some
argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
For a bit, this was true for my daughter. She started to call me “dahddy” when she was into Peppa Pig. It didn’t last long, though.
andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
My kid is there. When something goes wrong he’ll say “oh NO!” Which can’t be typed in an Oxford accent but trust me you can hear it.
Other Peppa-isms include the use of the words “silly” and “naughty”.
This manifests in phases like, *“Oh NO, silly Andy!”
MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Thank god she grew out of it.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Yeah it would of been really sad seeing her go.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Stop letting the tv teach your kids then, shitty parents…or don’t complain when they get taught things
Gork@lemm.ee 11 months ago
First this, then the British Empire will reassert dominance over the colonies.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
They’ve got as much chance of wanting that back as France does for Quebec. (spoiler: they rejected the idea and our most recent separatist vote turned emo in a heartbeat)
BenVimes@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Apparently I was like this, due to Ringo Starr playing Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station.
arymandias@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I suspect it’s mostly temporary, I used to have a heavy Amsterdam accent when I was young because of the day care I went too, but it’s completely gone. I do still have a fondness for it though.
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Wait, I thought the kids were speaking in an Australian accent because of Bluey?
shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 11 months ago
Lol this is funny. My son does a good British accent because we have British family members and he thinks it’s funny.
Venicon@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
What counts as a British accent? Not being awkward just curious as I see it mentioned usually by American folks a lot. Does it mean any accent from the UK?
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 11 months ago
The honest answer is that most of us can’t differentiate between all the UK accents. They’re all just levels of “British”, with the most exaggerated being the one with all the "innit"s.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Basically anything Europe
atocci@kbin.social 11 months ago
Relatable, except it was the Yogscast for me
penquin@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Yup, my 6 year old daughter now speaks Brit English perfectly and it’s hilarious and I can’t get over it.
Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
There was this kids show called babar which was basically monarchist propaganda. I wonder what happened to them? Hopefully cancelled.
EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 11 months ago
They told the whole story, then got revived 10 years later for a revival season, then got revived again 10 years after that for another 3 seasons on Disney Junior.
Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Disappointing, but thanks for telling the truth.
unreachable@lemmy.world 11 months ago
speaking in British accents
but the real question is, are those kids still speaking English, while in British accents
Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
They’re speaking a very advanced form of Pig Latin.
GigaWerts@lemmy.eco.br 11 months ago
what about kids speaking in Australian accent because of Bluey?
andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
No complaints
Wodge@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Streuth mate, not you too.
cynar@lemmy.world 11 months ago
We are currently trying to dissuade our daughter from using dunny instead of toilet or loo. She also likes yelling it out.
We know the more we acknowledge it, the harder it will be to stop it…
Lemmygizer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
In our house, the car has a ‘boot’. Not a trunk.
Grass@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I’ve never heard that one before