Niños brasileños aprenden inglés corrigiendo a celebridades tuiteras

Para mostrar que sus estudiantes dominan el inglés, la escuela Red Balloon, con sede en Sao Paulo, Brasil, realizó en abril de este año una campaña en la que niños de entre 9 y 13 años corregían errores ortográficos y gramaticales de celebridades tuiteras.

Entre las personalidades a las que se le llamó la atención por su mal uso del idioma, elegidas por tener como lengua materna el inglés, están Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Charlie Sheen, Sylvester Stallone, entre otros.

Some video games. Some old movies… That was a long bus ride. But we here. #sleep

— Justin Bieber (justinbieber) <a href="https://twitter.com/justinbieber/statuses/320809203293888512">April 7, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Hi, <a href="https://twitter.com/justinbieber">justinbieber! My name is Maria, I'm 9 and I'm a fan from Brazil. Watch out: it's "we're here" not "we here". : ) pic.twitter.com/hJ2b1u8MsS

— Red Balloon (redballoonBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/redballoonBR/statuses/326386025117151232">April 22, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>short break from the kooky part of my brane&#10;check out who I had pleasure of taking to school this morn!&#10;c ♥&#10;<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=#LoveDad&amp;src=hash">#LoveDad</a> <a href="http://t.co/l9RAsCkC">http://t.co/l9RAsCkC</a></p>&mdash; Charlie Sheen (charliesheen) February 19, 2013

charliesheen</a> I&#39;m Rafael from Brazil. Big fan. But man, use your &quot;brain&quot;, not your &quot;brane&quot;: ) Your show is great! <a href="http://t.co/NUMOB29Xnf">pic.twitter.com/NUMOB29Xnf</a></p>&mdash; Red Balloon (redballoonBR) April 15, 2013

So many peeps I love birrrfday is today! Gotta celllllebratttteee ❤❤❤

— Miley Ray Cyrus (MileyCyrus) <a href="https://twitter.com/MileyCyrus/statuses/320366433257283585">April 6, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MileyCyrus">MileyCyrus Hi, my name is Amanda and I'm a big fan from Brazil. Look, "birthday" has no Fs :) LOVE YOU! Kisses! pic.twitter.com/nUaIRuZYG1

— Red Balloon (redballoonBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/redballoonBR/statuses/323826869248065537">April 15, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>She&#39;s my rock so I hold on to she tight!!! <a href="http://t.co/N8PQIwHudE">http://t.co/N8PQIwHudE</a></p>&mdash; Rihanna (rihanna) April 5, 2013

Hi rihanna</a>! I love your songs. My name is Carolina. I&#39;m 11 years old. It&#39;s not to she, it&#39;s to her. bye bye . <a href="http://t.co/JR8GtPW156">pic.twitter.com/JR8GtPW156</a></p>&mdash; Red Balloon (redballoonBR) April 12, 2013

A great quarterback is only as strong as his team,Right? The MAN need a stronger line, people!

— Sylvester Stallone (TheSlyStallone) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSlyStallone/statuses/29495362426">November 2, 2010</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Hi, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSlyStallone">TheSlyStallone I'm Theo, I’m 8 and I’m from Brazil. Look, you wrote “need” but it’s “needs”.Love the Expendables pic.twitter.com/2Lqxg0KsyX

— Red Balloon (redballoonBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/redballoonBR/statuses/322852581032476672">April 12, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Up early getting ready to film Chelsea Lately today with the whole fam! Were taking over tonight!!!</p>&mdash; Kim Kardashian (KimKardashian) April 8, 2013

KimKardashian</a>, you&#39;re beautiful. I&#39;m Ana Beatriz from Brazil, I&#39;m 8. Look, you wrote Were, but it&#39;s &quot;we&#39;re&quot;. Kisses. <a href="http://t.co/warKOfU1FX">pic.twitter.com/warKOfU1FX</a></p>&mdash; Red Balloon (redballoonBR) April 12, 2013

how to not answer a craigslist ad http://t.co/07xNMk8P

— ashton kutcher (aplusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/aplusk/statuses/253210061768359936">October 2, 2012</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/aplusk">aplusk I'm Mayara, from Brazil, 11 years old. Look, the correct is "How not to answer". P.S.: you're so cute! XOXO pic.twitter.com/bvYxynJuEm

— Red Balloon (@redballoonBR) April 13, 2013

BuzzFeed recopiló una lista más extensa de las correcciones. Un video titulado Celeb Grammar Cops (Policías de gramática para celebridades) fue producido por la agencia publicitaria Ogilvy Brasil.

¿Algún colegio peruano se animará a corregir los tuits de las celebridades nacionales? Para evitar status como el de Tula Rodríguez, que causó tanto revuelo entre los usuarios locales de redes sociales:

Perú campeón Perú campeón es el grito que repite la fisión !!!!!!

— tula oficial (@Tularq) June 11, 2013