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Lyn Greenaway Posts: 3094 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 22:17 on 18th June 2008 There's another word we don't use here Maria......mom....can anyone tell me why its used in the USA and it appears Italy too lol We say mum....short for mummy or mother, whats mom short for?
Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1380 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 22:19 on 18th June 2008 Thermometer Lyn
Lyn Greenaway Posts: 3094 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 22:20 on 18th June 2008 LOL Denzil
Peter Evans Posts: 2081 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 22:59 on 18th June 2008 I was that guy Maria. lol In Wales we say Mam, not the American way of Maam.
Ruth Gregory Posts: 1728 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 00:25 on 19th June 2008 On 18th June 2008 22:19, Denzil Tregallion wrote: Thermometer Lyn Nice try, Denzil. I can see the wheels turning lol. Mom is short for Mommy, m'am (Lyn). To us "mummy" is an inhabitant of a tomb in Egypt.
Karen Pugh Posts: 321 Joined: 21st Dec 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 08:08 on 19th June 2008 We use mam here as well Peter, I think it's a northern thing. Andy and Lorraine, do people use mam over in Yorkshire and Durham?
Andy Edwards Posts: 1157 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 08:17 on 19th June 2008 Some of the old school use mam in Yorkshire Karen, although it differs from town to town strangely. Bairn is another word that seems to be used in some areas of Yorkshire,but not all
Lyn Greenaway Posts: 3094 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 16:24 on 19th June 2008 Just an update....petrol here has remained at £1.17lt all week!! WOW, at this rate i'll be rich soon lol
Sue Gaffney-Ryder Posts: 386 Joined: 2nd Feb 2008 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 23:24 on 19th June 2008 I find Worcester has varying degrees of accent....real Worcester folk say 'mam'....me, I always said 'Mom' but when writing it down wrote 'mum'.
Peter Evans Posts: 2081 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom	quotePosted at 00:07 on 20th June 2008 Mums the word aye Sue GR.
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