Mom [OT]

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.
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"David Stevenson" wrote in message
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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.

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"Sherry " wrote in message
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that? What you you call your mom? "Mater"?

Mum, mummy.

I thought I said that?

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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 ;-)
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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
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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.

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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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".

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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.

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?? )

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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

Kreisleriana wrote:

MaMA, with the stress on the second (upper clahss-like).

Or maybe Spanish-speaking.

Joyce