Having a go: US parents say Peppa Pig is giving their kids British accents

Show was second most in-demand cartoon in US households for 12-month run that ended in February, according to Parrot Analytics

Parents across the US say their children are acquiring British accents, thanks to Peppa Pig.

Linguistic experts have cast doubt on such claims, but some parents insist the Peppa effect" has their American children saying mummy" instead of mommy", using phrases such as Give it a go", and pronouncing tomato to-mah-to", not to-may-to".