Mum or Mom?

prawny
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edited May 2009 in Commuting chat
Just out of interest. Me and the wife have always said mom I think everyone does round by me. But it was just noted on another thread that only yanks said mom.

I've added the third option especially for Lit :D
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Yep, mom means you watch too much telly, really.

    I voted Mum, but when am annoying parents they become Mother Dear and Faither. When being extra annoying, it's Daddio. 8)
  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    tardie wrote:
    When being extra annoying, it's Daddio. 8)

    Or daddy-cool :lol:
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  • kevinn123
    kevinn123 Posts: 18
    surely it's Mam?
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    prawny wrote:
    I've added the third option especially for Lit :D

    Damn it and I chose that one before I read your post! :lol: I'm so predictable. It is 'Mother' now though, when I was younger it was Mummy. Never Mum, never Mom.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I was going to put Mummy for you :lol:
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    kevinn123 wrote:
    surely it's Mam?

    Only if you're from Swansea or The North. :)
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    I prefer Mater (and Pater) :D
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Mum.
    There was merciless teasing going on.
  • Allez Mark
    Allez Mark Posts: 364
    MAM
  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    kevinn123 wrote:
    surely it's Mam?
    +1
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Deadeye Duck wrote:
    kevinn123 wrote:
    surely it's Mam?
    +1
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  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    Mamma
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Deadeye Duck wrote:
    kevinn123 wrote:
    surely it's Mam?
    +1
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    Day don't do it like dat dare do, do day doh?
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Calm down calm down.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Eh, eh, eh!
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  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    Bit further north than that :lol:
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  • soy_sauce
    soy_sauce Posts: 987
    when i speaking to my parents, it always mammy and daddy (in American way, as american english is taught in Hong Kong). now when i refering them to other, it will be Mum and Dad. but sometimes i use Mom too...... :?
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    As a member of the landed aristocracy, I prefer mater and pater....
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    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    .....Mater mea ac pater probitatis, intergritatis, aeterni sunt amoris effigies atque imago
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  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    Bit further north than that

    Reminds me of my first week at University in Manchester. A yorkshire lad was living up to the stereotype and having a go at some home counties lads for being southerners and therefore lacking the integrity and authenticity which comes from being a northerner. A geordie mate of mine asked him where he was from

    "Leeds"

    "Leeds?" (with theatrical distain) "Leeds??? That's not North!"

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  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    BTW, don't think I've ever met a Brit that used "Mom"! Mam, Mum or Mummy depending on some combination of Northerness and class.
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    In my 40 years so far, living up and down the country (England, that is), I don't think I've ever encountered anyone I can recall who said "mom". Mum, ma, mam, mother sure, but never mom.

    Mind you, I don't think I've ever known anyone to say "mater" in real life. Must be my low social standing. :D
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  • Deadeye Duck
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    jedster wrote:
    Bit further north than that

    Reminds me of my first week at University in Manchester. A yorkshire lad was living up to the stereotype and having a go at some home counties lads for being southerners and therefore lacking the integrity and authenticity which comes from being a northerner. A geordie mate of mine asked him where he was from

    "Leeds"

    "Leeds?" (with theatrical distain) "Leeds??? That's not North!"

    J
    haha. Im originally from sunderland and im guilty of the exact same kind of comments against a lad in my friends student accomodation. He was from manchester and was taking the piss out of some folk from london area for being soft-southerners.
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  • dombo6
    dombo6 Posts: 582
    Mummy and Daddy until the age of 3 when I locked myself in the car and in rising panic began using Muuuuuuumm! Daaaaaaaaaaad! Forty-odd years on it's Mum & Dad
  • MTA
    MTA Posts: 20
    Definately Mam, as does eveyone else round these parts. Anyone out there in the greeting card industry, this is a gap in the market.

    I hated having to by mum or mother cards when i was lucky enough to have to buy them. I always wanted one with mam on. Or can you get them now?
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Agent57 wrote:
    In my 40 years so far, living up and down the country (England, that is), I don't think I've ever encountered anyone I can recall who said "mom". Mum, ma, mam, mother sure, but never mom.

    Mind you, I don't think I've ever known anyone to say "mater" in real life. Must be my low social standing. :D

    If anyone wants to meet any brits that say mom pop to cannock! when I was at school it was what everyone said, the Mrs is from quite a well to do family and she says mom too.

    I'm surprised at how few mom's we have so far :(
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  • Pork Sword
    Pork Sword Posts: 213
    I'm originally from Wednesbury and mom's alway's been the word where I'm from!
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  • Deadeye Duck
    Deadeye Duck Posts: 419
    MTA wrote:
    Definately Mam, as does eveyone else round these parts. Anyone out there in the greeting card industry, this is a gap in the market.

    I hated having to by mum or mother cards when i was lucky enough to have to buy them. I always wanted one with mam on. Or can you get them now?
    I used to pen in the rest of the 'a' if i bought a card that said 'Mom' or 'Mum'. :lol:
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Mama and Papa of course although Mrs J and Mr J in front of the neighbours :)
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Didn't you hate it when you younger and would call your school teacher Mum :shock: and all the other kids would laugh....

    Urgh!!! I hated that teacher as well! :evil:

    It is Mum by the way.

    Mom is American (possibly Canadian) = Wrong. Mother is too formal and distant as though your Mum refused breast feed and/or hug/cuddle you when you were younger... :shock: And what the f*ck is a Mam!?
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