Do you say Mum or Mother

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• JordanT91 Posts: 789

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  25/12/11 - 20:28 #2

  I say Mam.

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• Henderson Posts: 11,952

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  25/12/11 - 20:29 #3

  I say Mom, not Mum, Mam, Ma or Mother...

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• MrsWatermelon Posts: 3,209

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  25/12/11 - 20:30 #4

  I say mum, mother sounds very formal/distant to me.

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• fizzycat Posts: 6,120

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  25/12/11 - 20:32 #5

  Haven't got mine any more but we have Mr Cat's. Referred to as his mother and called Mom.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 32,379

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  25/12/11 - 20:32 #6

  It was always mum for me.

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• Empirical Posts: 10,189

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  25/12/11 - 20:32 #7

  "Mum" as a term of affection
  
  "Mother" when I am being patronizing.

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• jimmyworzel Posts: 1,280

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  25/12/11 - 20:32 #8

  mum......

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 21,093

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  25/12/11 - 20:34 #9

  Mam...

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• Andy Birkenhead Posts: 13,450

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  25/12/11 - 20:34 #10

  Henderson wrote: »

  I say Mom, not Mum, Mam, Ma or Mother...

  
  Are you American by any chance ?
  I always said "Mum", or sometimes "Ma"

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• Henderson Posts: 11,952

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  25/12/11 - 20:36 #11

  Andy Birkenhead wrote: »

  Are you American by any chance ?
  I always said "Mum", or sometimes "Ma"

  
  No, I'm English...

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• degsyhufc Posts: 59,251

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  25/12/11 - 20:37 #12

  me mam

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 37

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  25/12/11 - 20:44 #13

  I say "Mom" as that's what is used in the West Midlands.

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• scorpionatthepc Posts: 5,378

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  25/12/11 - 20:45 #14

  Mi mums

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 21,093

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  25/12/11 - 20:46 #15

  Doesn't anyone say my lovely lovely muvva?

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• Henderson Posts: 11,952

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  25/12/11 - 20:48 #16

  stupidwheelie wrote: »

  Doesn't anyone say my lovely lovely muvva?

  
  Only horrible little children that you want to knee in the face...

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• Tenpe Posts: 1,508

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  25/12/11 - 20:49 #17

  testing...testing...1..2...3..vv, w

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 21,093

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  25/12/11 - 20:51 #18

  Henderson wrote: »

  Only horrible little children that you want to knee in the face...

  :D:D Agreed

  Tenpe wrote: »

  testing...testing...1..2...3..vv, w

  How are they hanging today Tenpe?

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• ninianbluebird Posts: 574

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  25/12/11 - 20:52 #19

  mom
  
  like in the USA.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 13,101

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  25/12/11 - 20:54 #20

  mammy:o

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• fizzycat Posts: 6,120

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  25/12/11 - 20:54 #21

  ninianbluebird wrote: »

  mom
  
  like in the USA.

  or the West Midlands

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• Henderson Posts: 11,952

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  25/12/11 - 20:58 #22

  fizzycat wrote: »

  or the West Midlands

  
  We started it!!

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• fizzycat Posts: 6,120

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  25/12/11 - 21:00 #23

  Henderson wrote: »

  We started it!!

  
  I know. We're bostin', we are!

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• Tenpe Posts: 1,508

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  25/12/11 - 21:00 #24

  I say 'Shammy Leather'

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• Henderson Posts: 11,952

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  25/12/11 - 21:03 #25

  fizzycat wrote: »

  I know. We're bostin', we are!

  
  Aye it!!

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,497

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  25/12/11 - 21:04 #26

  I say "mum" when speaking to her and about her to friends / family. I refer to my mum as my "mother " in public.

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