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Dorian Gray

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24. My daughter

Reply to llmart (Reply #20)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 04:51 AM

Apr 2019

is my in-laws only grand. (My brother and his wife have four, so my own parents have five.) Having more than one wasn't in the cards for us (not our plan, but plans rarely go as expected).

My in laws spoil her rotten, but they also have a very special relationship. Enjoy the heck out of her. And peppa! (Because when they get older, the television t why watch gets less palatable to adults!)

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American Children Are Developing British Accents [View all] SoCalDem Apr 2019 OP

There was a time when I was told my preschooler sounded like she had a British accent, pnwmom Apr 2019 #1

She had a Boston 'r' crazytown Apr 2019 #2

Yes! pnwmom Apr 2019 #3

Our oldest had issues with the "th" sound SoCalDem Apr 2019 #4

They also tell you that kids will make up words for things pnwmom Apr 2019 #7

"trucks were Frucks...that one caused us problems" mitch96 Apr 2019 #10

"Pahk the cah in the Hahvahd Yahd" nt mitch96 Apr 2019 #11

People used to ak me why we didn't pronounce the Rs in fire and car. Cold War Spook Apr 2019 #15

The old "conservation of "r" rule Blues Heron Apr 2019 #26

My grandaughter adores samplegirl Apr 2019 #5

Many infomercials use British accents to avoid regional accents. keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #6

actually is also part of an appeal to authority and/or an appeal to Anglophilia that still Celerity Apr 2019 #21

It appeals to certain people. To others, it's a turn off. whathehell Apr 2019 #29

British singsong no_hypocrisy Apr 2019 #8

Would it be "Enry Iggins?" nt Ilsa Apr 2019 #12

toddlers going "OY ya bloody wankah"! might be concerning lol Blues Heron Apr 2019 #27

Peppa Dorian Gray Apr 2019 #9

My 3-year old granddaughter has so many Peppa Pig toys it's shocking. llmart Apr 2019 #14

Aw! Dorian Gray Apr 2019 #19

Thank you! llmart Apr 2019 #20

My daughter Dorian Gray Apr 2019 #24

Official YouTube channel for anyone who wants to know what this is about: hunter Apr 2019 #13

Thomas the Tank Engine, Harry Potter AwakeAtLast Apr 2019 #16

Huh... shanti Apr 2019 #17

And British singers are still singing with an American accent dalton99a Apr 2019 #18

far from all Celerity Apr 2019 #22

Most. whathehell Apr 2019 #31

Other than some pure toss-away pop dross, that is far from my experience having lived most of my Celerity Apr 2019 #32

"pure pop dross" whathehell Apr 2019 #35

The Beatles? lolol I am not talking about 50, 55 years ago. Celerity Apr 2019 #37

To their credit, after 50 years the Beatles remain respected musical icone whathehell Apr 2019 #38

Maybe so but none of that is germane to my point about accents and in British music. Celerity Apr 2019 #39

Actually, it is.. whathehell Apr 2019 #42

I am not 'obsessed' with anything in this discussion Celerity Apr 2019 #43

What can be done to stop this cultural perversion that's being perpetrated upon our children? Renew Deal Apr 2019 #23

This has happened with a kid in my family. It's cute. ck4829 Apr 2019 #25

Dineeesaurrrr Grrrr tymorial Apr 2019 #28

It's a novelty. n/t. whathehell Apr 2019 #30

It's all the fault of that lady from The Real Housewives. gldstwmn Apr 2019 #33

Interesting malaise Apr 2019 #34

Perhaps they need to go to hospital. miyazaki Apr 2019 #36

Was wrong with British accents? HipChick Apr 2019 #40

For their first 15 years, our children had German accents--when they spoke English at all DFW Apr 2019 #41