• GigaWerts
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    454 months ago

    what about kids speaking in Australian accent because of Bluey?

    • @Venicon@sopuli.xyz
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      74 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.

      • @EmergMemeHologram
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        24 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)

        • @Enk1@lemmy.world
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          54 months ago

          The spelling of whisky/whiskey is not tied to the speaker’s dialect, it’s actually tied to the whisk(e)y’s origin.

          Scotch, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies are spelled “whisky.”

          American and Irish whiskeys are spelled “whiskey.”

          So “bourbon whisky” would be incorrect in any English dialect, as would “Canadian whiskey.”

          • @EmergMemeHologram
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            44 months ago

            I did know that it’s based on origin, just poking fun (I had to Google the local spelling before connecting)

            I did not know that Japanese was also without an e.

        • @Venicon@sopuli.xyz
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          44 months ago

          In Scotland it was always called ‘guising’ (as in disguising) and we used to ‘dook for apples’ (bob for apples) and carve neeps (turnips) instead of pumpkins. I also remember a game of a treacle treat dangled on string that you had to eat with no hands but that was an old one with my grandparents.

          Also it used to have to be something scary; wolves, witches, vampires, monsters. Now it’s essentially fancy dress.

        • @EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world
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          24 months ago

          I’m American and probably dyslexia so it’s like 50/50 which spelling I get just based on me trying to spell anything lmao

    • lad
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      24 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

  • FiveMacs
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    74 months ago

    Stop letting the tv teach your kids then, shitty parents…or don’t complain when they get taught things

  • @BenVimes@lemmy.ca
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    64 months ago

    Apparently I was like this, due to Ringo Starr playing Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station.

  • @arymandias@sh.itjust.works
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    64 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.

  • @Gork@lemm.ee
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    54 months ago

    First this, then the British Empire will reassert dominance over the colonies.

    • @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      34 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)

  • @penquin@lemm.ee
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    44 months ago

    Yup, my 6 year old daughter now speaks Brit English perfectly and it’s hilarious and I can’t get over it.

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky
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    44 months ago

    Wait, I thought the kids were speaking in an Australian accent because of Bluey?

  • atocci
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    44 months ago

    Relatable, except it was the Yogscast for me

  • @shiveyarbles@beehaw.org
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    44 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
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      24 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?

  • @Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml
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    14 months ago

    There was this kids show called babar which was basically monarchist propaganda. I wonder what happened to them? Hopefully cancelled.

    • @EmergMemeHologram
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      34 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.