CBBC keeps eye on 'bad grammar'

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

CBBC has promised to look out for the use of bad grammar on its TV programmes and among its presenters.
This all comes from a report published by the government last year which said some MPs were worried about the use of slang and poor English on kids' shows.

They were worried that children would pick up bad habits and start using phrases like 'ain't' and 'you was'.

Now the BBC has said it will keep an eye on how its children's presenters speak and the grammar they use.

Some teachers' groups have complained in the past that children pick up slang and catchphrases from watching TV, and that hearing poor English on television could affect the way kids write and speak.

The BBC has pledged it will now be "keeping a close watch on the use of bad grammar" so as not to "undermine standards of English".

Spicy: Live a little people :rolleyes:

[Abi]

Come on, a little slang isn't exactly going to haunt the little kids for ever. If it was rude, then i would be 100% behidn them, but saying "yeah" instead of "yes" isn't harmfull!

[bubblegum_fairy]

At the end of the day, most kids pick up slang from the area tehy live in and the people around them as well, it's not just tv, My sister is 8 and she doesn't watch that much TV as she is always out, but she knows a hell of a lot of slang

[Chloe O'brien]

I didn't know whether to start a new thread for this or not,but I found this on DS and it was on teletext as well. I thought you would all find this amusing.

CBeebies character Mr Tumble has been accused of saying “I’m ********** you” on air in sign language.

The presenter, aka Justin Fletcher, opens each of his Something Special programmes with a gesture meant to mean “I’m happy to see you”.

However, according to The Sun, he is provoking anger by mixing it up with a similar sign.

One parent told the paper it had caused confusion between him and his daughter. Jamie Miller, from Yorkshire and who also works for the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, said: "The signs for “happy” and “**********” are quite similar but it was still an awful error to make.

“Katie, who is learning sign language, asked what the gesture meant. I didn’t know what to tell her.”

In British Sign Language, says the paper, “happy” translates to gently brushing the palms together while the swear word is achieved by brushing the area between the thumb and first finger together.

However, the BBC denied there was a mistake and said the mix-up was because it used a system called Makaton, not British Sign Language.

Kate Sidwell, from the RNID, commented: “We advised the BBC that using Makaton would cause confusion. Makaton is used more for children with learning difficulties — it is essentially a different language.”

Shame on you Mr Tumble :nono: :rotfl:

[Jojo]

1) I thought Something Special WAS aimed at Special Needs children, not specifically deaf children.

2) If using Makaton then although based on BSL, it is a different language in a sense and therefore it means something totally different.

3) I think its great that "normal" children without any form of learning difficulties etc are seeing sign language and are trying to learn whilst watching this programme, whilst understanding that ALL children are different.

Leave Justin alone, thats what I say. Can't The Sun find anything important to print these days :rolleyes:

[pookie1968uk]

apparently it has been confirmed that he doesnt swear while signing.
i just thought how petty of a trashy paper like the sun to print something like that. they are so pathetic!

[Katy]

The papers today have gone so downhill. People make such a commotion over nothing these days.

[Abigail]

Sorry, this is just me being really dense. What's the word that's *** out? Can you give me a letter so I can figure it out? :hmm: :lol:

[Jojo]

The word in question begins with an F, JB