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mammaX3_MOD · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: The foreign accent

Whem my son ws really little, he ws really into the Wiggles. Now that he's 5, not so much.
Well, now that my youngest is almost 2, she really likes them, too. So I let her pick the video today. She picked one of the Wiggles videos we have. My son didn't want to watch that particular one so he said, "Hey. Later, can we watch the Wiggly Potty?" (party)
Apparently he doesn't get the idea that they have Australian accents. He probably is wondering why these guys are singing about a toilet, yet they don't show one! Laughing

Jessica · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject:

Ew, I don't want to see my potty wiggle. Wink

My kids always went through stages in late toddlerhood when they sported a British accent. I love that!

julymom · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 7:38 am Post subject:

That's so funny! Cooper still has a bit of an accent. Just last week one of the new teachers at his preschool asked me if we were British because of the way he speaks (I don't sound British at all, but I do use proper English, so maybe that confuses some people.) Wink

When he was first learning to talk all we got were British/Australian cartoons on BBC and his accent was really heavy. When we got back to America we tried to work it out of him, but there are still some words he says that definately have an accent to them. It doesn't help that half of his Thomas videos are narrated by Ringo Star, and he's totally into the Rubberdubbers, which is British.