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Would it be a problem if in an Australian web series for preschoolers, I used typically American language?

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queenieAG Queenie from Alternate timeline Since: Mar, 2019 Relationship Status: Robosexual
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#1: Dec 27th 2021 at 12:20:33 AM

Hello, fellow tropers. I am intending to write a web series for preschoolers, about young animals and the struggles they face as preschoolers. The show will use gratuitous amounts of toilet humor, as many preschool age children enjoy toilet humor. However, I am at lost on whether to use pee/poop as words, as that’s what I prefer, but on the other hand, wee/poo are preferred in Australia. I really dislike those words, though. So, would it be a problem if in a preschool-targeted web series, I used words that I prefer instead of words commonly used in Australian media?

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#2: Dec 27th 2021 at 1:18:42 AM

Toss a coin. I am not sure that the details of body function language would be important to an audience. If you are going by realism, you probably want to check which terminology is used where...

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queenieAG Queenie from Alternate timeline Since: Mar, 2019 Relationship Status: Robosexual
Queenie
#3: Dec 27th 2021 at 1:32:28 AM

Mainly because this show is targeted at preschoolers, and made in Australia. Oftentimes, British preschool shows are dubbed for the US, and vice-versa. This is because they want to use the terminology that would be native to the particular area.

ParmenideanProvince 78th Earl from Gormenghast Since: Jul, 2022
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#4: Sep 2nd 2022 at 5:10:47 AM

Probably. They're very young - use their priors.

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