Milfner Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's Mom, not Mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's neither. My mother gets called by her first name, only by me though strangely, my brothers call her mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 My mum calls me my uncles name, my dad calls me my other uncles name, my grandparents call me by my brothers name, and my uncles call me by my dads name. Brilliant. Thankfully I hate my name, but it still irritates me that they can't remember my name after almost 20 years! You're from Tewkesbury aren't you? so you could quite possibly be all of those people in one. Nope, Solihull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's Mom, not Mum. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's neither. My mother gets called by her first name, only by me though strangely, my brothers call her mum. I only call my Mom by her first name if she ignores me. My mate calls his Mom by her first name all the time, ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Mom sounds wrong to me, it's Mum all the way. I don't like calling my parents by their birth names, it doesn't feel right saying it at all. It would be like them calling me by my nickname or something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Its Mom. Mum is a deodorant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's hard to explain, it feels counter-intuitive to call her 'mum' for me though. Probably some bullshit explaination behind it but **** that noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 29, 2011 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2011 Or Maaaaaaaaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 29, 2011 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's hard to explain, it feels counter-intuitive to call her 'mum' for me though. Probably some bullshit explaination behind it but **** that noise.Oedipus complex. If you call her mum you've no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Well, at least that gives me an excuse to become an alcoholic if worst comes to worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 My family and relatives for some reason think I enjoy spending all my time alone but last week I told my cousin (one of the few people who has anything to do with me) I'm actually really lonely. She's stopped speaking to me since then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Kill her with fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 People don't like when you are open with them, despite them saying for you to do so. It's a trick women use to run away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 29, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2011 I've always used "Mom" rather than "mum". "mum" sounds posh to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOTTI-THE-GOD Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I was told Mom is american where as mum is british , god knows if this is true i've always used mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno_2004 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yeah, I always got lambasted by Manxies for saying 'Mom'. Perhaps if they got rid of that horrendous Scouse/Inbred accent they could pronounce it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's true. Mum is used all across the UK apart from in the West Mids. Mom is used in America. It's mom for me all the way though, sounds a lot better I think. Mum sounds really ponsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 29, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2011 One of the ways in which I have been de-Brummified. I switched from mom to mum many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 On Football Manager, whenever I join take over at a new club, although I want to bring in my own staff, I always feel really guilty about asking the current staff to resign. Even if it is just a game :oops: That's why I'll be stuck with Gary McAllister as my assistant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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