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Leapfrog / VTech toys - British English or American English?

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Capers · 13/11/2006 21:45

Hi
Would like to buy ds an electronic 'talking' toy for Christmas. (He's 2.5 and loves gadgets and buttons). Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd like English phonetics and pronunciation - i.e. none of that American "Zee for Zeebra" nonsense. (I'm sure any Americans will understand - it's a when in Rome thing!)

I only know of the Leapfrog and VTech toys - I'm guessing (perhaps wrongly) that these are American. Can anyone enlighten me? Any good UK products on the market?

Thanks.

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wishingchair · 13/11/2006 22:26

Fisher Price are mostly american. I think some of the leapfrog/vtech toys advertise themselves as having "British Voices".

DD's got a big bus with letters and numbers all along one side and it says things like "a is the letter sound, A is the letter name". Can't remember who made it now - but she likes that one. Someone bought her a caterpillar "counting pal" and that has a v.irritating american accent (not saying american accents are irritating, just this one). Think you'll need to test them out rather than just order blind online.

NotQuiteCockney · 13/11/2006 22:36

The Vtech you get here is mostly (entirely?) English sounding (I have some that are French or American, but not bought here). We have a leapfrog fridge letters thing, it sounds English, too.

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