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I don't understand what's wrong with mom. It's got to be the most commonly
used way to say "mother" that I've ever heard. I grew up in Canada (after age 10) and all my friends called their mothers mom. Dennis calls his mother mum, but that is definitely unusual. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album "David Stevenson" wrote in message ... 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". What I am curious about is the word 'Mom'. Is that what children actually say? for that matter do they say that yucky word in England nowadays? If anyone wonders what my problem is then I learnt 'Mum' and 'Mummy' and never heard this word 'Mom' until a few years ago. -- David Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI Bp+W B 10 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P B+ PA+ PL+ SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 1 Y++ L-- W- C+ |
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"Sherry " wrote in message ... that? What you you call your mom? "Mater"? Mum, mummy. I thought I said that? -- David Stevenson Gee whiz, David. A Mum is a flower, and a Mummy is a really old dead guy (or chick). Didn't you know that? LOL! Yeah, David, get a grip. Mum or mummy is just weird ;-) -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:33:35 -0500, "Hopitus2"
yodeled: Hopitus2 does not watch "little brats" of any origin on tv, but prefers science fiction pretty much, where no one calls parents anything at all, because there just *ain't any*. Brit actors are rare in sci-fi tv, Patrick Stewart, a Yorkshire boy, excepted. But 'ee do talk proper. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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Annie Wxill wrote: Sorry to annoy you, but Mom is a common word here in the U.S. when referring to or addressing one's mother. It is not disrespectful at all. In fact, I considered it a great compliment when my daughters were growing up that their friends addressed me as Mom. Because I was active in the schools, it caught on, and some of the other children also called me Mom. I could go down the hall and be greeted by, "Hi, Mom," several times. I was known as JROTC Mom at Jack Britt High School, where I work. I'm also called Mom by at least four or five kids besides my own. I like it. I feel the same way about it as you do. FWIW, Mandy calls me Mamas as a term of endearment, which I also find touching. Pam S. |
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GraceCat wrote: 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. Thank You, you said it all for me. Pam S. who's also proud to be a Mom (or in Mandy's case Mamas) |
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Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 07:56:38 +0200, "Marina" wrote: "Sherry " wrote I don't see what's yucky about it? It's just a word, for crying out loud. It's been around forever. Ever seen any old Ameriican sitcoms? Even Beaver called his mother "Mom"--and that was forty years ago. FYI, if you turn the word MOM upside down, you get WOW, which my children said stood for "Wicked Old Witch." LOL! My mother was an elementary-school teacher, and once had a principal gesture to the Halloween-decoration witch on her classroom door and ask her, jokingly, if Eldredge meant "old witch". -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBQGUXHDMYPge5L34aEQInYgCg2/oRyWyaxiqhT1cZHnVwOlqgZqsAoM+q TW7Pr60XjSRDPUw25/RzEaQg =62RJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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"Sherry " wrote I don't see what's yucky about it? It's just a word, for crying out loud. It's been around forever. Ever seen any old Ameriican sitcoms? Even Beaver called his mother "Mom"--and that was forty years ago. FYI, if you turn the word MOM upside down, you get WOW, which my children said stood for "Wicked Old Witch." LOL! -- Marina, who calls her mother mamma and called her father pappa. |
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Hopitus2 wrote:
Hopitus2 does not watch "little brats" of any origin on tv, but prefers science fiction pretty much, where no one calls parents anything at all, because there just *ain't any*. Brit actors are rare in sci-fi tv, Patrick Stewart, a Yorkshire boy, excepted. More Brits in sci-fi: - Terence Stamp, born in London, England, is in both Superman II and Star Wars I, The Phantom Menace. - Liam Neeson, Irish, the new episodes of Star Wars - Ewan McGregor, Scottish, the new episodes of Star Wars. - Christopher Lee, Belgravia, London, England, in Star Wars II, Attack of the Clones (and LOTR, but those aren't sci-fi) - Colm Meaney, Dublin, Ireland, Star Trek, The Next Generation and DS9 .... just to mention a few off the top of my head... (have I ever mentioned I like sci-fi?? ) -- Christine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) yahoo (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 |
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David Stevenson wrote:
I never said it was offensive "over here". Well, in fairness, you did say it was "sick-making". To me, "mom" sounds like something on a TV show from the 50s. The "mom" with milk and cookies ready for you when you get home from school. Not like any real mothers I knew while growing up. Joyce |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
MaMA, with the stress on the second (upper clahss-like). Or maybe Spanish-speaking. Joyce |
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