I don't know Dave... it certainly gave the impression that it offended
you. "Sick making" and "little brats" aren't exactly terms of
endearment.

I personally don't see anything wrong with Mom and taking the higher
road, I'll agree "Mum" does sound charming. But I will say that I
believe a post like this pushes the boundaries of the group. It's
provoking our (Americans) defense about our language and culture. We
never claimed that our spellings, pronounciations, and usage of common
English were the same as yours.

And I'm trying, but I don't understand why you want to call them "little
brats" because they called their mothers something they grew up. How
many "little brats" are aware that there are other names for Mother than
the one they use the most often? Sorry, but that type of attitude
borders on troll. Maybe it's the "Mom" in me, but I don't like hearing
children called out in a derogatory way when they haven't done a single
thing to deserve it.

Grace
who is glad she's a Mom too.


"David Stevenson" wrote in message
...
JBHajos wrote
I find it most annoying when little brats in American TV series
refer
to "My Mom" or say something sick-making like "I love my Mom".

Oh, my!!! Most children, brats or not, call their mothers "Mom"
here. We don't think it's any worse than "Mum" which we'd never
criticize. (In fact, I think it's charming.) My 93-year-old mother
was "Mom" to us to her dying day. I am Mom to all seven of my
children, sons- and daughters-in-law, friends of the kids, and, in
one
instance, the US Postal Service!! Wouldn't have it any other way!
Sorry it's offensive "over there."

I never said it was offensive "over here".

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