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Mom or mum?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Yosia, Aug 26, 2014.

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Mom or mum?

  1. Mom

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  2. Mum

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  3. Other

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  1. Yosia

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    I know in england most say mum, i say mom a lot but sometimes mum.
    Which do you say?
     
  2. Derivative

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    Mam, I'm in Wales though :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
  3. Blossom85

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    In Oz, we say Mum
     
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    I speak Hungarian at home, so I may "Mama".
     
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    Im a kiwi, we say Mum
     
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    I spell it mum, simply because I'm in england, but I pronounce it mom most of the time.
     
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    I'm English but I say "Mater". It started out as a joke but then I decided to keep using it as it's a bit more personal and unique to her.
     
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    In Czech, I say 'mami,' but because English-speaking people hear it as 'mommy,' I shortened it to mum to save face. XD
     
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    Mum. Babies say it that way.
     
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  12. I say "Momma." Or if I'm feeling more flamboyant I say "Madre."
     
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    mum or mother if she gets on my nerves.
     
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    This.
     
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    Mum. Or, if I want something, I call her 'Mama'.
     
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    I say mum.
     
  17. drwinchester

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    I say mom. If she pisses me off I say mother or mommy dearest.
     
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    I speak this wonderful hybrid of Chinese-English, so I say "mama" all the time. When it comes to writing her or my dad (baba) a letter, it's really... really... really awkward.
     
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    Mom mostly in birmingham where I live. Mum most places else.