Peppa Pig, language influencerFrom The Wall Street Journal : “Peppa Pig, a Pandemic Favorite, Has American Children Acting British.”#childhood#language#pronunciation#television·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jul 20, 2021Peppa Pig, language influencer
Small pleasuresHearing “cameo” pronounced correctly, once in our living room, twice on on TV, and getting a lesson in pronunciation that will stick.#pronunciation#smallpleasures#television·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 26, 2021Small pleasures
Things fall apartA guest on The 11th Hour tonight: “vius versa.” And another guest, a couple of minutes after that: “stimmied,” for “stymied.”#pronunciation#television#words·mleddy.blogspot.com·Feb 3, 2021Things fall apart
MSNBC, sheeshHow to mispronounce “nadir.”#pronunciation#television#sheesh·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 17, 2016MSNBC, sheesh