A vent - it's MUM not mom!

mancitychick

mazza111 wrote: »

My 2 cents worth

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You just had to didn't ya!

That's my tuppence worth

tamiami

It's mom or mommy. A mummy is a few thousand year old corpse wrapped in bandages.

mazza111

mancitychick wrote: »

You just had to didn't ya!

That's my tuppence worth

Wondered when someone was gonna pick up on that :rotfl:

Hollie84

Mom,mum or momma goes in this house,i find it extremly cute when my 2 year old calls me momma

Peater

McKneff wrote: »

Life's too short, people are dying of starvation, living in cardboard boxes.

If that were true, this entire board wouldn't exist....

davidlizard

I was going to have a rant about this very subject on a similar thread a year or so ago - I however did a bit of "research" and indeed found out that "Mom" has been in use in certain parts of the country long before the Pilgrim Fathers went west.

However, having seen people who have been no further north than the M4 use this term, I suspect that much of the use is a combination of creeping Americanisation and general "thickness". A bit like some people convinced that 911 is the number to dial for the fire brigade.

Eydon

davidlizard wrote: »

A bit like some people convinced that 911 is the number to dial for the fire brigade.

Try it on your mobile - it works on mine - just like 999 and 112. All three numbers automatically deactivate the keylock and tell you to just press the call button to call the emergency services.

marleyboy

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Don't know why but I'm getting really fed up with people using the word 'mom' instead of 'mum', 'mam' or 'ma' etc - this isn't the US so why the americanism?

There really are only small region's in the UK where saying 'mum' sounds like 'mom' - so why use it?

The number of usernames on here springing up usng it, such as 'xxxx's mom' is getting me annoyed as well.

Yes, there are greater worries in the world but I just wanted to vent anyway.

I call my Mother, Mother, NOT Mum, Mam or Mom. On the flip side I call my sperm doner, IT.

Ginger_Poodle

Hollie84 wrote: »

Mom,mum or momma goes in this house,i find it extremly cute when my 2 year old calls me momma

Totally agree...I LOVE being called Momma by my 4 year old. So cute...

Errata

Mother, mummy, mum, mom, mammy, mam, ma, masey - depending on where in the UK the mater and offspring are.