Mum or Mom?

[King Gizzard]

This is mainly aimed at British and Irish amongst us as it is actually Mom in America..

I got in a little twitter debate with loads of people from the midlands (all the Aston Villa fans of course) and they're all telling me it's MOM. I can't stand ''MOM''

If you had to say either what would it be? (and don't say mother)

Poll coming up

[Ramsay]

as i said on facebook
mudder

[GypsyGoth]

Mom :love:

[Pyramid*]

Mom is yet another Americanism ......

[Patrick]

We're not ******ing American!

[ILoveTRW]

Mum

[mizzy25]

neither i say mam (newcastle)

[Ninastar]

madre

[GypsyGoth]

I can't be the only person here who says Mom.

[Niall]

Mum (Or Mother when I want to annoy her).

[Smithy]

mum

[Niamh.]

Mom (not the American way, the Irish way) it's more of a cross between Mam and Mom

[Marc]

Mother.

Or 'slave b***h'

[Ninastar]

I can't be the only person here who says Mom.

you are and you need shot for it

[Niamh.]

you are and you need shot for it

no she's not:nono:

[Shaun]

mutter

[Niamh.]

Mom is yet another Americanism ......

Mum is very British

[CharlieO]

Ma Mere

[Vicky.]

Mam

[bbfan1991]

As a Midlander we definetly say Mom:D.

[Jordan.]

Mam

[BOOSH]

Neither... MAM

[joeysteele]

Mum,definately.

[Patrick]

Tbh I don't call her 'Mum' 'Mummy' or 'Mother'.

I call her 'Ma'.
Not in a kind of Spanish 'Ma and Pa' way - It's in a chavy tone, which sucks but I've been use to doing it for years and everyone else does it so you know.


Same goes for the bloke who's jizz made me.
I call him Da'.

Mother and Mum make you sound Posh and Awkward - especially Mother.

Mummy makes you sound 8 Years old.

I called her 'Mum' one time though infront of her friend to act really polite - but it felt awkward, because we don't get on and I quickly reverted back to Ma.

[Novo]

When i want something i say Mother it usually works a treat

[Josy]

Mum or mam if I was speaking to her directly but if i'm speaking of her to someone else I normally say my "Maw" :laugh:

[Patrick]

When i want something i say Mother it usually works a treat

:joker:

[Pyramid*]

Mum is very British

Mam's also another one that I hear a lot of my English friends use, but Mom comes from over the pond.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

madre

[Harry!]

Mum

[Sam:)]

madre

TEHE thats irish for dog

i say mam

[Ninastar]

thought it was spanish but okay

[Niamh.]

Mam's also another one that I hear a lot of my English friends use, but Mom comes from over the pond.

not exclusively, alot of Irish people say mom but not in an an Americany way

[Niamh.]

thought it was spanish but okay

it's both, it's pronounced Mod-ra in Irish but it's spelt them same as the spanish word

[Zippy]

Mom is, for some reason, what they say in the west midlands area. But not east midlands where I once lived.

[Jessica.]

Speaker to her - Mam
Speaking of her - Mother

['Conor]

neither.

Mam, Ma or Mother. :love:

[Maia]

Mummy, in an exaggeratedly posh 8 year old manner.

[Ninastar]

thats really cute

[Liberty4eva]

Isn't mom the more logical short/informal way of saying mother, as there actually is an 'o' in mother? How the hell does a 'u' get in there?

[Niamh.]

Isn't mom the more logical short/informal way of saying mother, as there actually is an 'o' in mother? How the hell does a 'u' get in there?

good point

['Conor]

Isn't mom the more logical short/informal way of saying mother, as there actually is an 'o' in mother? How the hell does a 'u' get in there?

because there was this girl, Amber, who was like the most popular girl in school and like everyone copied her cause like come on its Amber shes so amaze. But anyway she was really a dyslexic cow and spelled Mom, "Mum" by mistake and everyone was like OMG Amber spells Mom like Mum so we should do that to!! And here we are.. 15 years later :love:

[Liberty4eva]

because there was this girl, Amber, who was like the most popular girl in school and like everyone copied her cause like come on its Amber shes so amaze. But anyway she was really a dyslexic cow and spelled Mom, "Mum" by mistake and everyone was like OMG Amber spells Mom like Mum so we should do that to!! And here we are.. 15 years later :love:

yeah that explains alot.

['Conor]

yeah that explains alot.

yeah i was bored.

[Boothy]

Mum. Most people on Facebook use mom though.

Mummy, in an exaggeratedly posh 8 year old manner.

Your sig is beautiful.

[Beastie]

What about.. "mam"

[Niamh.]

What about.. "mam"

yeah, I don't know anyone (in Ireland anyway, unless they're really posh) that says Mum, it's either Mam or mom

[Jackie]

mum